Trusses

This is my second blog tonight. I had pictures on two cameras. What do you think of my paperwhites?

2 pm on Monday: I really wanted to see the crane. Awesome!!!! The roof looks huge. And flat? I saw Dan and he said that there is another piece that goes on top that is pointed. Why does it look gi-normous?

This is the side view. It was 40 degrees today, so it was nice and muddy. The guys were caked up to there knees. Five guys total working. 1 on the crane, 2 on the ground, and 2 on the roof.

Dan and Ryan are attaching the engineered truss to the crane's chains.

Up it goes. Look at the size of that. The front part is the porch, and then the little triangle is the vaulted ceiling for the dining room.

Here's is an artsy view from the garage.

This is the back porch. The roofs (sp) on the back rooms will probably go on tomorrow plus the garage roof. This might be delayed because of bad weather. Who knows what it will be like tomorrow.

This is the 2 guys on the roof. They are having a time trying to get the truss by these tree branches. I bet Dan is glad we took down the big oak. It would have really been in the way.

This is the end truss, and it is turned the wrong way. Dan and Ryan have to get it turned around before it can be lifted.

And the crane operator has to be careful of the overhead power lines. Yikes!! He did touch it a couple times. I'm sure the neighbors would not have been happy to lose power.

The end truss is being lifted into place. This is the view from across the street. The neighbor from this house came out and introduced himself, Walter Keister (sp). It will be nice to have a roof. Keep watching.