theamcguy wrote:

JoeCanning wrote:
Well, that is a wrap until the windows show up. T

Nice job Joe. Really looking good so far. Keep up the good work.

Thank you!

58Chev wrote:

JoeCanning wrote:
Well, that is a wrap until the windows show up. This has been the worst consistent weather on a house in a long time. We have less than 2 weeks time…

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jkirk wrote:joe, i notice you use osb and h clips quite regularly in all your homes, do you do many roofs with tongue and groove plywood and do you have a preference.. i supposed budget for materials definitley plays a huge factor

Budget has everything to do with unfortunately. I don’t do many t&g in my parts but when I travel north towards the…[Read more]

Well he did enough sheeting the next steep roof should be a little easier stretching out his Achilles tendon lol. He did good, I was proud.

Thanks Chad. it was fun. I don’t honestly don’t mind it too much. I like to use my head every now and then.

Well, that is a wrap until the windows show up. This has been the worst consistent weather on a house in a long time. We have less than 2 weeks time in actually framing. Hopefully, this isn’t what the year is going be like.

When your apprentice thinks this a good place to practice planking

prefabbed the chimney and cricket on the floor. Thank god for 7′ wide windows

and some more

Now it is time for sheeting

Over frame valley framing

just a close up of “crows foot rafters”

just a close up of “crows foot rafters”

Yep because everyone needs a dual pitch 24′ hip overlay in the back of their house

Yep because everyone needs a dual pitch 24′ hip overlay in the back of their house

OK sorry for slacking on updates it has been a hell of a week

Warren6810 wrote:Looks like you got a nice steep one there Joe. What pitch is that steep part? Looks to be about 16/12.

It’s a dual pitch 12 and 13

And framing has begun. There are a few areas to frame in on this roof. Hoping to have everything framed and sheet ready by tomorrow night. We lost today to rain. Again!

Well putting up the piggyback trusses is a slow process. The whole roof so far has been a slow process but what can you do.

So here i am playing in my office about 26′ above the subfloor. Nailing down the purlins and getting ready to put up the piggybacks.

Now we are moving along.