I Can't Stand the Rain
Saturday we got up and got to it, since Pop was coming up to work with us putting up rafters. We were able to get another post and rafter up and tacked in place before the thunder storm got cloe enough that we needed to get down from the scaffold. Unfortunately, the second rafter didn't quite come flush with the collar tie, providing this weeks Scooby Doo Mystery. The rain started around 3pm and we decided to call it for the day since the prediction was more storms into the evening.
Sunday we came back and adjusted the rafter so that it fits in place. It was a bit difficult due to how the rafter connects. It sits on the post on the first floor, and slips up underneath the collar tie on the second story. The 2x4 spacer was a bit long, and we couldn't adjust the rafter without tearing it apart to cut the 2x4, so we notched the collar tie half an inch on the bottom edge. Since there is nothing that the rafter sits on (it hangs beneath the collar tie), we tacked it in place with scaffold nails until we get the others hung. Then we can can pull a line and make sure they all match before securing them permanently.
To alleviate this, we decided to make the 2x4 spacer in the rafter about an inch shorter going forward to accomodate adjustment of the rafter. We started cutting more sets, and got another post up and plumb before it started to rain around noon. We decided to keep working under the deck, but soon the floor above was leaking (we hadn't gotten it covered before Saturday's rain, and decided not to cover it up while it was still gonna be wet to avoid sealing moisture in). By time we got everything into the container and out of the rain, we were all soaked to the skin and given that the forecast was rain the rest of the day, we called it and bought Pop lunch before sending him home and going hom ourselves.
This was our first rainy weekend since starting this project. We have really been rather fortunate so far, and into each house some rain must fall I suppose. This week, I am starting a different work schedule to accomodate working half a day on Thursdays, and spending the other half on the house. Hopefully this will help us get closed in all the faster.
Sunday we came back and adjusted the rafter so that it fits in place. It was a bit difficult due to how the rafter connects. It sits on the post on the first floor, and slips up underneath the collar tie on the second story. The 2x4 spacer was a bit long, and we couldn't adjust the rafter without tearing it apart to cut the 2x4, so we notched the collar tie half an inch on the bottom edge. Since there is nothing that the rafter sits on (it hangs beneath the collar tie), we tacked it in place with scaffold nails until we get the others hung. Then we can can pull a line and make sure they all match before securing them permanently.
To alleviate this, we decided to make the 2x4 spacer in the rafter about an inch shorter going forward to accomodate adjustment of the rafter. We started cutting more sets, and got another post up and plumb before it started to rain around noon. We decided to keep working under the deck, but soon the floor above was leaking (we hadn't gotten it covered before Saturday's rain, and decided not to cover it up while it was still gonna be wet to avoid sealing moisture in). By time we got everything into the container and out of the rain, we were all soaked to the skin and given that the forecast was rain the rest of the day, we called it and bought Pop lunch before sending him home and going hom ourselves.
This was our first rainy weekend since starting this project. We have really been rather fortunate so far, and into each house some rain must fall I suppose. This week, I am starting a different work schedule to accomodate working half a day on Thursdays, and spending the other half on the house. Hopefully this will help us get closed in all the faster.
posted by SKelly | 11:56 PM
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