K Ridge Is UP!
This morning, we resumed the battle with the K Ridge Rafter!! We first applied Plan K by slicing off the sticking out webbing down on the wall end of the…
Skip Over to Start Preparation Work for JK and KL Rafters
This afternoon, we changed our work schedule and skipped over the operation of lifting up the heavy K Ridge for another day as the morning was wet and had other…
K Ridge Fun and Games!
Today, we tackled the big job of lifting up our Bent Rafter, the K Ridge that has a 45 degree bend in it’s length. It was tricky because the middle…
K Ridge All Glued and Bolted Together!
We had a lovely day of sunshine and we assembled our two part K Ridge into one solid piece with a 45 degree bend on it, ready for the final…
K Ridge Smartened Up and First Fitting of Metal Elbow!
This morning, we planed the top and bottom edges of both part of the K Ridge Rafter. We wanted to make sure that these surfaces are clean and smooth to…
K Ridge (Part 1 and Part 2) Completed
Today, we cut down to the required lengths the LVL timber pieces with the appropriate angles on their ends for both parts of the K Ridge Rafter. This one has…
Preparation for Next Set of Rafters Starts
These last two days has seen the start of the building the next set of rafters. The metal brackets pieces were painted to give them a semi protection against rust…
Workshop Switches Over into MetalWork Department
Today, we did two jobs on the fly. One was on the computer to organise, sort out and prepare diagrams for the steel bracing support unit, and the other job…
Rafter HI Is Mounted!
This morning, we took out the completed rafter we had glued and nailed yesterday out to get it up into the HI corner of the building (Bedroom 3). We had…
EH Hip Rafters Goes Up and HI Rafter is Built
Just for this morning, before we have other commitments and before the rain comes, we went outside with our completed EH Hip Rafter and installed it into place (the Utility…