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The first step - cut the driveway

Didn't have skid steer, so we slowly and painfully made our way with a pretty decent backhoe to cut about 300' of driveway. Thanks to Bob for the machine and the backhoe work.
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Trusses installed

We selected the hottest day of the year (literally) in July to set the trusses. It nearly killed us. These trusses are straight, plumb, and parallel along their entire length. If you know how flimsy they can be out-of-plane, you'll recognize what a feat that was. Thanks again to Joey for...
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More string lines

Actually we call them Beck lines now. My friend Joey was fanatical about everything being straight - more SLOW time.
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Steel plates to secure beams to posts

Cut the steel and made the holes with a plasma cutter. Then had to match drill all holes through (3) 2 x 12s and what was left of 6 x 6 after notching. Since what was left was so small, I used the steel plates.
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Sheathing going up
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Better view of studs and details

Eight foot wide opening at left of pic is for front doors.
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Trusses are here
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Shear walls

Corner walls are built as shear walls to help stabilize the building and reduce movement.
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2 x 6 studs

Studs (at back of building) weren't permitted to touch the slab (as in conventional construction with a sill plate), so we held them off what would be the floor by 6". If they were to bear on the floor and the floor heaved from frost, they would jack up the building. The studs are to...
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A wee dram

A well-deserved reward - purlins are up.
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String lines

Lots of measurement and verification for all aspects. There's a time to go fast and a time to go slow. This is the SLOW part. All poles are plumb, equidistant, with notches on the same plane.
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Lots of diagonal bracing

6 x 6 poles with 2 x 12 band boards. My neighbor has a great view of the whole show.
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Poles are all planted

Now they just need water and fertilizer
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D
Poles Have Decay

At church there is a shelter for use when there is a need to be outside and covered. The parking lot is paved and the area under the shelter in finished concrete. When this shelter was built they used round poles maybe from the telephone or power company, the poles were set in the ground and...
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- May 17, 2009
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