Monday, November 10, 2008

Framing - Part 2

During the night, the truss fairy showed up and put all the trusses on the roof, properly blocked, braced, and laid out square and everything. We put Matt on the corner to make sure the garage didn't tip over into the alley while we were working on other things.


Every time I'd go looking for Matt, he was up in the roof leading me to believe that after the job is done, I will still be able to go out to the garage and find Matt there if necessary.


Towards the end of the day, we had the building sheeted with just a few more rips required to finish off the roof.


There's a pretty nice view from the roof and all of the undesirable views of the alley and Broadway are pretty much blocked out now. The only unsightly bit is the transformer on the utility pole, but such is life.


Thanks to everybody who lent a hand, we got just about everything done prior to darkness stopping us Sunday. The two gable ends need to be sheathed and a couple nails still to be shot in, but the rough framing is very close to complete.

1 comment:

MellyMel said...

It's like an Amish barn raising. Well, without the Amish, and the barn.