Rafters

July 19, 2008

PICT4998.JPGToday was another milestone in my novice building career. I managed to fix no less than 10 rafters and the center ridge. It took quite a bit of struggling - due to the rather strong winds - but the end result was great.

After fitting two pairs I decided to fix a temporary cross brace (you can see it sticking out at the top of the roof) as the wind made the wobbly character of the construction quite apparent. The brace immediately made the structure extremely rigid. Maybe the brace should become part of the final structure. I will decide once all the rafters are fitted.

As everything fitted really well, I decided to fix all prepped rafters and by 6:00pm the thing looked like the situation on the photo.

Tomorrow I will saw the remaining rafters…

Weather: sunny during most parts of the day, two or three showers which required immediate evacuation, northerly winds, nippy when cloudy…

Posted by roger | Filed Under Blog, Shed 

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4 Responses to “Rafters”

  1. Matt on July 20th, 2008 16:16

    If this cottage is as wonderful as the one we stayed in (Matt and Ian) then you are well on the way to success. Many thanks for a lovely holiday. DO NOT change anything about Eilean Mor its absolutely wonderful/perfect (I could go on with the superlatives), and looking on the web there are a fair few property owners who could learn a thing or two from yourself.

    All the Best Matt and Ian - see you next year we hope.

  2. roger on July 20th, 2008 23:23

    Thanks for the compliments, guys. We’re really glad you enjoyed your stay with us. Hope to see you around next year!

    Roger & Claire

  3. Alan Campbell on July 22nd, 2008 15:15

    whats this i read-Matt and Ian seem to think you plan on putting guests in the shed!!! surely not……..that would be taking enterprise a step too far!

  4. roger on July 22nd, 2008 16:16

    Erm…. I think they’re so impressed with the way it looks that they would happily stay in it :-)

    By the way… how was the holiday? Enjoyed it??

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