UPDATE- as you can see, there has been some progress on the Boulangerie. The gent next door saw what I was up to and dropped off a few crates that he no longer trusted. Much obliged, sir! These crates have 2x4 slats for flooring, MUCH too heavy for me to use them in that fashion- so I rip them into timber for trusses or 1/2" planks for flooring. They work just dandy. The 'Timber framing' is redwood lath, UNSANDED and stained 'Jacobean'. The white paint is an off-white I had mixed at the local hardware store. NONE OF THE WOOD ON THIS PROJECT HAS COST ME A DIME! It is all salvage, America's favorite price.
I use liquid nails and sheetrock screws to hold it all together, seems to work just dandy. Lighting will be no challenge- I will purchase mini 12 volt Xmas lghts in bulk after Xmas and work from there. This will be "Nous Pan du Jour " ("Our Daily Bread") with G. Benoit as owner/operator- also the local post office. Second floor is the owner's parlor, third floor is the bedrooms. The total structure is slightly taller than I am with a 4'x4' footprint. This represents a 24'x24' footprint by 38' tall- a basement, three floors and attic. Rather a modest structure for the purpose but not uncommen. This is ONE building for the city block I have in mind... oh, that's right- James (PFC Harris) wanted to send his warning about long-term K-ration in(di)gestion...
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