I've been off work on a paid LOA for 2 weeks, because my wife delivered our second child on July 24th (a baby girl this time). I've been taking the boy off her hands for 2 weeks trying to give her time to adjust and learn to balance a newborn again. Our son will be 3 y.o. in 2 weeks, so he is full of energy and eager to help me outside with the barn. You can see him in the pic behind the delivery truck and of course he never goes outside without his yellow Tonka dump truck!
Since I've got some down-time, I figured I could at least get the materials delivered and arranged so I scheduled them for a bright and early morning delivery. I had the supplier bring out the lumber, trusses, and hardware first. Because I requested to use 26GA for the metal roof, they are having to order it, whereas the 29GA sides and trim metal they have in stock. Also, they said they were willing to hold the metal for me until we get the frame together. We agreed to each take a delivery charge so I only have to pay once. This load had 30 bags of concrete with it, so we had to manhandle those into the garage to keep them out of any moisture. Definitely got my work out with that (and my money's worth since the delivery guy unloaded half).
Before it was dumped, I did a quick inventory to make sure all was there. Everything was unloaded within 15 feet of the build site so no big problems with having to move material. I had to move the trusses since they were on top and I didn't need them yet. They are large but I was still able to move them by hand; one at a time of course! I separated the 2x4's from the 2x6's, started marking my poles for depth, drilled some holes for the anchor bolts at the bottom, and called it a day by noon.
Our temps are hitting 104 degrees in the afternoon, so mornings are the only tolerable times to be outdoors. The best part about having the barn in this location is the trees block direct morning sun and evening sun. The site doesn't get direct sunlight until about 11:30am to 4:30pm. But they do block any sort of breeze that we have, which makes it kinda sticky when it heats up.
Here are the pics I took of the delivery. I never really noticed how much a truck-load of lumber and trusses will get your pulse a racin'. :confused2: