This day in 1997, of my house build

/pine · Mar 8, 2020

FWIW...

... I did break the rope a couple times. The rope is still hanging in the back of my shed....

If it is 3 strand rope it is really easy to splice it back together...

A large number of building codes were updated (for wind loads) after insurance company mandated investigations followed hurricane Andrew in 1992...

buckeyefarmer · Mar 8, 2020

/pine said:
FWIW...

If it is 3 strand rope it is really easy to splice it back together...

A large number of building codes were updated (for wind loads) after insurance company mandated investigations followed hurricane Andrew in 1992...

Went to shed to look and it’s closer to 3/4” rope. Could be spliced, but never used it since.
I haven’t spliced a rope since I was a kid.

Looking4new · Mar 8, 2020

buckeyefarmer said:
Went to shed to look and it’s closer to 3/4” rope. Could be spliced, but never used it since.
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That looks like 'real' rope, not the plastic crap they sell now-a-days.

buckeyefarmer · Mar 8, 2020

That’s an old rope, probably over 50 yrs old.

buckeyefarmer · Mar 8, 2020

19970309 Sunday

Built and installed the right side roof overhang. I called them ladders.

Cut and installed 2 collar ties.

WoodChuckDad · Mar 8, 2020

I am reading thru and you are killing me. Hownon earth didnyou do all those trusses in a sunday afternoon? It looks amazing.

buckeyefarmer · Mar 9, 2020

I had pre cut them after cutting one and trying it the week before, and I had help that day. Sure made a big change in the house, especially since the back wall blew off a couple days before.

ovrszd · Mar 9, 2020

Yeah, I had no idea of the intended design. Caught me a bit off guard since I hadn't even considered that shape. I really like it!!!! Gives the house a completely different look depending on which side you are on.

If I drove in your driveway which side of the house would be facing me? I'm assuming the Dormer side but can't tell yet.

buckeyefarmer · Mar 9, 2020

Couldn’t find a straight on current picture on my phone, but dormers are front. Capecod look from the front, with full height back.

Here’s one during construction.
A young buckeye holding my recent college graduate.