All the Trusses are Up!

As of yesterday all the trusses are in place. There are still many purlins and ceiling joists to install and that will happen as there is time and good weather. They have to be squared up as well. Don't want a crooked house. I've been so looking forward to this point but I am so tired from it all, it's hard to really appreciate it. Especially when there is still so much to do.

looking in from the garage end

Hal securing the final truss

All 17 trusses looking straight at the front of the house

T3 Final Truss Lift

Hal lifted the final truss yesterday afternoon in what I considered too much wind, but he was going to do it no matter what I said and it is up. It attaches to truss T4, but 2 feet lower as it is innermost garage roof truss.

T4 Lift

This is the single truss at the end of the house between the house and garage. and the next one to be lifted on Nov 14th.

T1 Lift

The first of 3 single truss lifts, the endwall of the garage, completed November 11. It went really fast, probably because it was so light compared to the others I could winch one end saving Has from running back and forth. Had to slow down the video to see it.

T6 T7 Lift

Today we put up the last of the truss assemblies. this is over the master bedroom, bath and guest bath room. Three trusses total, we will add the missing purlins and ceiling joists when everything is up. After this there will be 3 individual trusses left to get off the ground. It feels really, really good to have these up even if they're only chained in place till Hal can secure them with ledger locks. Tomorrow's weather is calling for rain, snow and high winds, not sure how much he'll be able to do, but he's going to try.

T 5 Lift is Complete

We raised this one yesterday. There are only a few joists and purlins attached along with some cross bracing to keep the weight down as these were the biggest trusses and also because they were squeezed between the 4 posts and had to flex to get them to the top so they could spring back out on top of the posts. Hal will have to install the joists and purlins at a later date. First we want to get the remaining trusses raised.