Chapter 15: Starting The Grind [8.]
Elias crouched beside the freshly stacked processed wood, his fingers brushing over the sturdy planks as he exhaled, mentally preparing himself.
’Alright... let’s finish what we started.’
He picked up a set of thick vertical beams and carried them over to the foundation. Working with smooth precision, he placed the beams at each corner and at key points along the perimeter, just as the blueprint instructed.
Using the iron brackets and nails he had bought from the system shop, he secured each one firmly in place. His hammer struck true, each blow ringing through the crisp morning air.
Thunk. Clack. Thunk.
Beam by beam, joint by joint, the skeleton of the house began to take shape. The frame rose steadily, proud and strong, as the structure of the building became more and more visible with each passing moment.
With the frame done, it was time for the flooring.
Elias carefully began laying thick, wide planks across the stone-based foundation. Before placing each one, he added support joists between the beams, checking and double-checking their alignment with a measuring string.
He worked in silence, focused and sharp. His mind calculated every angle, every placement. Everything had to be precise.
Each time his hammer nailed a plank down, the sound echoed beneath him —a deep, steady thud that felt like progress.
Satisfied with the lower flooring, he moved on to the walls.