Rafter JK and KL are Both Created
Today, we carried on with the creation of the rafters for the corners where wall J and K meets and again for walls K and L meet, all part of…
JK Rafter Being Created
After lunch, we resumed the task of creating the next rafter, this time, the JK diagonal LVL going from the K Ridge and down into the far outside corner of…
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…
K Ridge metal work started
After finishing the construction drawings, fabrication of the metal work started with drilling 64 holes in the flange reinforcement strips. Then the two side plates were cut out and drilled…