Done

Done
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finished. A hard days work.

Now for some sheathing and to save some more money for the real metal roof.

wrapping up the last one

wrapping up the last one
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making sure everything is level before installing the lateral bracing

truss lifting

truss lifting
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getting close to the end. Spent an entire day getting all of this worked out and in place.

truss lifting

truss lifting
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We worked in batches of 4 (our jigs were only holding 4 at a time) and then we'd tie them in with bracing and move on to the next batch.

truss lifting

truss lifting
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Garage construction

Garage construction
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Second truss in place, held upright by one of the jigs Chrissy and Alex made.

Garage construction

Garage construction
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2 gable trusses in place

Garage construction

Garage construction
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All of the trusses up on to the plates. First 5 are upright, second 7 are dropped so we can just slide them across and flip them up. It all worked out perfectly.

Garage construction

Garage construction
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bracing the gable end truss from behind and using bungee cords to hold the subsequent stack in place.

Garage construction

Garage construction
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This was a bit awkward. Lifting these things with a crane is the preferred method, but our soft, new driveway wouldnt allow it.

Garage construction

Garage construction
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Both garage door headers installed now, all 4 walls ready to go. Trusses stacked and ready to be lifted into place.

last gable end truss coming down the drive

last gable end truss coming down the drive
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sliding them in

sliding them in
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Big trusses. 34 feet long, 7 feet tall.

sledge and dog

sledge and dog
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Only way to get these trusses down the hill was by hand. Joel devised a sledge of sorts so that we could both work together on one end and pull.

trusses in the air

trusses in the air
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Its coming along

Its coming along
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Trusses delivered from Fairbanks Truss

window insert

window insert
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For the time that we live in the garage, we're putting windows in place of the garage doors. Nice big 4x5 windows. We built the inserts so they can come out and then be used as walls for our future treehouse.

tieing the last wall in

tieing the last wall in
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Joel and I pulling the final wall sections together

all the makings for fun

all the makings for fun
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3 walls, strong enough to stand on

3 walls, strong enough to stand on
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