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The beginning of a new week and the roof structure is on the agenda. Now that the beams are in place and the interior framing is finished, the roof is ready to go up. This crew opted to set the roof panels by hand instead of using a crane. Don't try this at home!

They call him Tiny (above left), and for good reason. With the strength of 2 men, Tiny is the guy on the bottom who carries the most weight. It looks like he's carrying a roof panel single handedly, but there's someone else behind him.
On the photo (above right) they are muscling the first living room roof panel into place. Tiny is in the yellow. The panels next in line are waiting on the left.

These (above) were actually the first roof panels set. They did these on Friday along with all the interior framing. These guys hustle!

 

Above left is the bedroom wing once the roof is on. Boards nailed to the roof are to help the crew walk around and will be removed when the structure is closed in. The garage slab, newly poured, is covered with plastic and OSB to keep it from being damaged by work boots and tools.
On the right (above) you can see the overframing that's done to connect the panel sections. Panels will entirely cover the roof, but in areas where roofs of different pitches join, overframing connects them and creates good water drainage.

 

 

Two more views of our new little house from the drive and the road. On the bottom photo you can see posts being set for the east porch. The west porch is also being worked on.
The bottom photo gives a good view of the post supporting the ridge beam in the living room (center of photo) This is how the roof load is carried down to the footings.

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