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Roof Installation

It finally starts to look like a house!

The roof trusses for the house are based on a 44′ clear span, plus an additional 3′ on either end for overhangs, making the overall truss length about 50′. (Not small!) The bottom chord of the trusses has a 3:12 slope, which will give the main living space a 12′ peak, roughly.

Before bringing the crane in, the rear roof trusses were assembled into units on the ground:

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Adam and Wes installing LVL beams to support the rear roof:

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And the catwalk setup on the interior to help with the truss installation.

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The first piece of roof lifted into place.

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This view shows the south gable end wall, which also marks the limit of the thermal envelope. (The deck overhang is uninsulated.)

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Coming around to the front, you can see the basic truss profile. The flat part at the top will receive a small “piggyback” truss to complete the roof peak. The trusses can only be so tall due to transportation limits (i.e. the width of the truck trailer).

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Another view of the front of the house.

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With all the trusses up, sheathing quickly followed.

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On the interior, we can finally get a sense of the overall volume. Looking back towards the master bedroom on the northeast corner…

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… and toward the living room.

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Shingling featured this unique device to load shingles onto the roof.

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Shingles…

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More shingles…

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And the completed roof, looking almost ready for a good rain.

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