Framing - About 70% Done
Tomorrow, weather permitting, we will reach another major milestone; the trusses will be set in place for the main roof. We have been in the framing stage for the past 5 weeks or so, and alot of progress has been made. The garage and room over the garage is nearly complete, and the main walls of the house, except for the complicated rear wall, are in place. Linz and I have spent countless hours preparing the main trusses, which included alot of complicated cutting, planing, sanding, routing, and hole-drilling. I tackled the first truss on my own to save myself some embarrassment in case it didn't go together as-designed, but it turned out perfectly and the framers finished the other one today. More about the trusses below. We wanted exposed trusses in the large vaulted great room of the house, and decided to just vault the entire structure, settling on two heavy timber scissor trusses to complete the look. Alot of "heavy timber trusses" in modern co...