Today, we started the big task of assembling the central steel framework that makes up the key structural core for the whole house. it was a very interesting start to the day, we had snow falling all morning and we were sloshing around in 2 inches by lunch time – Smile!
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We first constructed two little wheeled platforms, basically a plank of timber 2inch by 6inch and long enough to have two heavy duty castors bolted on. One had the fixed castors and the second one had the swivelling ones. See photo below.
Wheel-boards
We managed to move all four steel I beams, one at a time, using the castor units and they are now resting on concrete blocks ready for the big job of being hauled up into the air to land on top of the legs.
The final job of the day before we had to finish slightly early, was to erect one of our scaffolding tower in very cold and stiff winds, positioned at the Great Room end of the house.
We will use the tower to help hold the first two legs upright and then use the second scaffold tower to lift up the third and fourth legs upright and tie them back to the first pair. We slowly will assemble all seven legs this way and have them all interlocked together and self-supporting before we tackle the Big Job of hauling up the I beams!! We hope the weather WILL be a little better – grin!!
See the video below for the snow and us moving the I beams, then assembling the scaffold tower – phew!!