Husband & Wife house building duo

 This Sunday, being a gorgeous September day, Tanner and I spent it doing what we've done for most of the summer: Work on our house.  I donned my work clothes for another day in the dust, to give Tanner an extra hand in getting more block stacked for the first floor in our new home. 

Using a vice, Tanner bends steel into an oblong ring to stabilize vertical rebar within the walls being built.   Each Faswall block is primarily shaped like a cinder block, and each hole has to have rebar through it to support the wall.

Looping the steel ring around the rebar, we connected posts and ring to one another.

Tanner, tying rebar posts to extend the height of each post

 The steel rods (rebar) can be tied together with bailing wire, but we opted to use these pre-cut and prepped wires.  The come in a roll, looped onto wire.

 Each wire is bent to wrap around two bars, and the wooden handled hook tool, is inserted through the loops on the wire.  The handle spins, enabling you to twist the wire loop like a giant bread bag twist tie.  Amazingly, they are strong enough to hold it!

 Positioning the rebar, and wrapping
the wire around it.

 Using the tool to spin the wire.

Tanner, working in "the pit"

 Once we got the rebar to a sufficient height, Tanner had me haul Faswall block to the scaffolding to aid in continuing his stacking.

By the time Jerry arrived the next morning, things were beginning to resemble a house!
Jerry has just begun his work in helping us build our house.  We are happy to have his expertise to get our main structure up, with a roof, before the snow flies this winter. 
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We couldn't be more happy with how things are shaping up!  I was happy to spend the day helping my man, as he has spent countless hours already, single-handedly building our house.  Tanner you are my hero!




With fire season upon us, we are hoping for some rain, but in the meantime we are enjoying the breathtaking sunsets.  We are so thankful, and pinch ourselves daily at all our efforts have become.  The best part is knowing all that awaits us!!  Cheers!