Measuring to make sure everything is positioned perfectly...
As with the opposite side, this last rafter is basically an end rafter so it requires more blocking.
Once that was done, Jim started working on the blocking for the bottom of the main rafters - it was kind of a tight squeeze!
Both main rafter blocking is done at the bottom...
In this last steel order, Jim ordered some special 135 degree angle. He is using this at the bottom of the rafters for a couple purposes - it keeps the tails perfectly straight and it will also give him something to fasten into when he puts the fascia boards on the outside.
The angle is all in place...
Then he cut a piece for the other side of the back wall...
Putting up the sheathing on the roof is going to hold many, many challenges. The first being getting the sheathing up on the deck. Now there is a door opening and a structure to work around. Jim first got the forks on the Bobcat and then put his piece of plywood that he used as a platform when he was roofing the auto bay. Then we loaded up 4 pieces of sheathing to see how the process would work.
He brought the Bobcat over and lifted it up close to the deck. However, it was at such a steep angle and very wobbly that it made it difficult for him to stand on the sheathing and put it up onto the deck, where I could grab it and drag it out of the way.
But we got the first pieces unloaded.
Then he went back for more. This next time he positioned the sheathing at a different angle where he could work with it better and it went a little smoother. Although it was still like standing in the ocean when he was standing on the platform so high in the air!
We ended up getting 12 pieces of sheathing up on the deck - that's about 600 pounds so Jim didn't want to put any more than that. But it's the first step!
Jim stayed after it got dark and got the rest of the blocking cut for the end rafters, so he can install those tomorrow.
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