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- Cabin in the Woods > Episode 2: Framing the Cabin
Installing the Decking and Joists
Project: Cabin in the Woods, Episode 2, Part 3
Framing is well underway at the little cabin, starting on the first floor with the kitchen. Also, the second floor deck is beginning to come together. In between, Bob visits Walden Pond to see a recreation of one of American literature's most famous "cabins in the woods".
- Part 1: The Home's Exposed Framing System
- Part 2: Henry David Thoreau Tour
- Part 3: Installing the Decking and Joists
- Bob helps contractor Bob Ryley install 4x10 douglas fir floor joists, and also put in 2 x 6 spruce tongue-and-groove decking on the second floor.
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