Thanks so much for the encouraging blog comments, emails and phone calls we’ve been getting. We miss you and will be flying back tomorrow, but now to the pictures and the house:
Just to let you know the technical aspects of trusses (that we all learned too well): They are connected to this home at two points, each side of the house. They are kept in by some hurricane brackets, but initially are positioned with four toed-in nails to a side. The peak of the trusses are kept the same distance apart by a 2×4 that is nailed near the top.
The spacing of these trusses is crucial (we learned all too well) because the plywood that will rest on it needs to be properly nailed in at regular intervals. Well due to our work and re-work, we got the trusses set appropriately apart, but somewhere along the line they fell out of true. This required a little extra help/coaxing
After the trusses were set, (and lunch)
It was Rob’s Anniversary, and he was spending it with us …
.. we went to work on putting up the rest of the plywood on the roof.
At the same time, the rest of the team was putting together, or rather, taking apart a doorway that, like the window, was the wrong size. This time though, we had to tear the doorway apart and widen it..
After a hard day of work, we took photos and went to dinner. We left a signed reminder for the homeowners.
The Shed was amazing. We said our goodbyes to Dave, exchanged contact info and wished him well. He’s a good guy doing a good thing and we’ll be praying for him and his family.
We hope you enjoy the photos of our workday and our dinner
Construction Day 5
Katrina Dinner Day 5
And of course, you have to watch Art reveal his meal..