Garage / workshop project

gasstingy · 06-08-10, 07:31 AM

Oh yeah, it's a pretty big crane and the angle of the shot makes it look all the more impressive. The tires on the crane are about a foot and a half wide each. I used to wonder why until I looked at the tracks it left in my yard.

Normal width tires would have really made a rut.

Yesterday evening, we finished bracing the trusses and put more of the floor decking up on the trusses. They aren't attached yet, but they don't have to be lifted up any more. BTW, the upper level floor is ~ 11' 1" off the slab. Considering the bottom chord of the truss is a 2x12 and the walls are ~ 10' tall, that seems about right. We also cut the extra 2' off each board on the front wall, the part that stuck out in the doorway. Now it's easier to get the truck in and out.

I ask my BIL before I do very much now that we are in over my head, and he tells me I can start putting the hurricane ties on the trusses {to add another dimension of structure to tie the truss to the walls}. These are added from the outside, so as not to show after the sheetrock is installed. We are also planning to put up more of the OSB on the side walls of the building tonight.

06-08-10, 07:31 AM	#11
gasstingy Journeyman EcoRenovator Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Arab, AL Posts: 491 Thanks: 109 Thanked 49 Times in 43 Posts	Oh yeah, it's a pretty big crane and the angle of the shot makes it look all the more impressive. The tires on the crane are about a foot and a half wide each. I used to wonder why until I looked at the tracks it left in my yard. Normal width tires would have really made a rut. Yesterday evening, we finished bracing the trusses and put more of the floor decking up on the trusses. They aren't attached yet, but they don't have to be lifted up any more. BTW, the upper level floor is ~ 11' 1" off the slab. Considering the bottom chord of the truss is a 2x12 and the walls are ~ 10' tall, that seems about right. We also cut the extra 2' off each board on the front wall, the part that stuck out in the doorway. Now it's easier to get the truck in and out. I ask my BIL before I do very much now that we are in over my head, and he tells me I can start putting the hurricane ties on the trusses {to add another dimension of structure to tie the truss to the walls}. These are added from the outside, so as not to show after the sheetrock is installed. We are also planning to put up more of the OSB on the side walls of the building tonight.