Jim worked on tweaking the hip rafter this morning and then got it up into place. He's thrilled with the way it fits so it was all worth it.
The next step was to put the track on the other side to make it a box beam (that's the track leaning up against the building).
Jim pulled the track up and got it into place...
Then he did all the fastening. At least this side has the scaffolding - between that and a ladder, he was able to reach all of the connections.
Putting the first side rafter in place...
Then the first rafter on the front side...
The next rafter fit perfectly too...
Jim wasn't as happy with the fit of the last rafter on the front side so he brought it back down and did a little modification.
Now it's a perfect fit!
The front and back sides are all finished now!
Another view...
At this point, we took a break to prepare for water control. We are under a winter weather advisory for a mix of snow, freezing rain and sleet again. Unfortunately, the buckets that Jim used to catch water were not only frozen to the shop floor but were totally filled with ice. Jim tried a couple methods to get the ice out, from pounding on the bottom of the bucket...
...to pounding on the ice itself.
Eventually he got the giant ice cubes out!
I did a little more cleaning of the yard - brought the rest of the steel in and picked up all the loose wood and metal strapping that they use to wrap the steel. All of our steel piles are gone now! And the steel piles inside the shop are getting smaller each day too.
Jim stayed after I left to make the next side rafter. He not only made it, but got it installed too! So this is the final end-of-the-day shot! He got the hip rafter plus 5 other rafters installed today!
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