After helping Nigel Walker with his home in Dixon, California, I was anxious to get working on our project.  Today proved to be decent, weather wise.  First we finished putting the support J-bolts in the North wall.

The wall acts as sort of a permanent form for the concrete behind it. The J-bolts will ensure that the wall, built with steel studs, will stay connected to the concrete.  If there is any shrinkage, we will be able to tighten the bolts to draw the wall into the concrete.

Also, in preparation for working with the foam boards, we built a 4’ X 8’ table out of an old pallet and some scrap lumber.   This will make it easier to cut the foam at a comfortable working height.  We added locking casters so we can roll it around easily.

At the end of the day, we only had a few pieces of foam up but I feel that work will progress rapidly if only Mother Nature will be a bit more cooperative.