This morning Bill put turn-buckle devices at the end of 2x4s on three walls and tweeked them to make the walls as straight as could be. Then we put up strong-backs on the north and south gable ends to support the first and last truss that goes up. After that we offset 2x6 boards by 1-1/2" across the full width of the gable ends (and atop the top-plating) to nest the base of the first and last truss against and enable us to nail the bottom of the gable into that board. The last task before trusses is to get the beams in place on top of the porch posts. We'll need to rent a material hoist (in Wenatchee) for that which we did last year for the garage door beams.
We finished that activity by 11:30 and thought it a good day for me to go with Bill to Spokane so he can bring back Al's truck and get it out of his son's driveway. I got back to Twisp home at 8:06P and glad of it as it rained most of the way and continues to here on Rising Eagle. Bill will return in a couple of days after he's taken another look and maybe sorting through the pile of crapola in Al's storage unit.
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| Setting up turn-buckle/2x4 to straighten walls |
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| Attaching one of two strongbacks |
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| Second strongback (with the other just visible to the left of the tree in the middle) |
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