This morning, Jim worked on getting all the trim pieces and backing boards cut, primed and painted that he will use when we attach the conduit to the house for the permanent power.
Then it was back to steel work and he got all the other studs cut for the wall. He has put in a steel order for more studs, but he had enough to complete this wall.
Time to fasten all the studs in place to the tracks.
Working on attaching to the bottom track...
Putting another stud in the wall enclosing the box beam rafter.
Next, it was time for some ceiling joists. This first piece is over 18' long - Jim is marking where he needs to make cuts...
He has to cut the flanges off so that the steel will lay flat against the rafter, as well as put angle cuts to make the joist connect right to the top of the outside wall and the top rafter.
Cutting the other side...
Marking the spot where it will attach to the top rafter...
No pictures of us getting this piece into place - Jim had to get one end up to me on the ladder to put it into place on top of the wall and then get up on the scaffolding and put it into place at the top.
It was a perfect fit - however, there are screws holding the clip angle to the rafter that are now preventing the joist from lying flat. So we had to take the joist down from the top, lay it on the scaffolding, and move it out of the way so that Jim could undo the screws.
That job done, we got the joist back into place and Jim is fastening it down.
You can see how the joist fits against the box beam rafter as well as sits perfectly on top of the end of the wall we just built. Jim is fastening the joist to the top rafter.
Now comes the longest ceiling joist - this one is over 22'!
Making the cuts...
This one fit perfectly the first time too - he's checking to make sure everything is level. Jim is happy because both of these ceiling joists are actually structural elements, tying all these different elements together to make everything stronger.
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