Before Bob arrived, Jeff cut the remainder of the SE lifting pole below the floor and he and his dad took the section out.

When Bob arrived and they began working on the joists, they noticed that the SW lifting pole was too tight against the west wall to fit a ledger board behind it, so they had to loosen the safety chain and pull the pole away from the wall.

The "before" shot of the pole tight against the first log where the rear rim joist needs to nail into.

The "after" shot, showing the shim boards they put behind the pole after pulling the pole toward the east by tugging on its guy rope.

Sliding one of the floor panels aside revealed yet another nest. This is the third one in just a few weeks. We're taking them down and saving them.

The center rim joist wouldn't fit against the log flush enough, due to some large knots...

...so we had to shave them down a bit.

Before installing the center rim joist, the guys worked on the previous two, notching the rear girder to get the joists level.

The electric saw was perfect for this type of fine cutting.

The rear rim joist is nailed in place (upper area of picture). Here, Jeff is about to nail the front end of the last full-length joist.

This end needed a double rim joist in the center section, just like at the east end. Jeff cut the shorter outer board and nailed it to the full board...

...then just set it against the wall for a tight lap joint on both ends. Except for the cross braces in the last few joist bays, the floor framing is now finished!