02 Nov 2006 – SSE
Placing the first timber tie post.
02 Nov 2006 – S
Paul directs the crane operator to place the first arched beam.
02 Nov 2006 – S
Adam helps guide the mortise onto the tenon.
07 Nov 2006 – SW
Sometimes it seems like a wooden Stonehenge.
07 Nov 2006 – S
This joint needs a bit of coaxing to make it fit better. It is a critical structural joint.
07 Nov 2006 – SW
The first joist goes into the West end.
07 Nov 2006 – S
Trusses queued up to be lifted. The trusses are stacked in the order they are to be erected, which makes things much faster!
07 Nov 2006 – WSW
Top view of critical joint; lagged into the timber post and strapped together.
07 Nov 2006 – ESE
The timber beam coming from left to right marks the wall between the Kitchen and Dining Room.
09 Nov 2006 – NW
More timbers arrive. This is the arch for the Entry.
30 Nov 2006 – SSW
Putting up the rafters for the Entry. The Entry slab will come up to the bottom of the vertical support timbers, which rest on steel pedastals in the concrete piers. Note the arched timber (from the previous picture) connecting the two vertical timbers.
30 Nov 2006 – ENE
This view of the West end shows some of the changes; compare this to the previous version. The balcony has been eliminated, doors at both levels have been replaced by windows, and South windows have been added. The upper level is extended further North (left), and a North window (not visible) added. Trim will be similar.
