First a Garage

[Egon]

Denmansoft:

I have seen some parts of Canada but have seen very little of the world.

If you know folks on Hornby maybe asked them if they are familiar with the "House That Floated". We new the original floaters.

 

[denmansoft]

Egon: I'll ask next weekend when we are up there. BTW thats the hornby ferry terminal and PUB we look out on.
Friday nights is jazz night at the Pub. If we don't get over we can hear the music across the water.

 

[denmansoft]

Anyhow we got all the walls up and ready for the trusses. This building on weekends only takes some getting used to. Finding a good place to stop and leave things as protected as possible is not always easy.


We pack up all the tools and put them and the tractor away for the week. Some times we bring the flatdeck home to get more supplies. I hate the way it rides empty so we just cut up some of the trees that are down and bring them back for firewood. My woodpile at home and my neighbours are now about good for the winter.

 

[denmansoft]

Truss Day is here!
Because of the tight driveway I tried to arrange the trusses to be delivered on a 30' deck truck with hiab. We even went to a different trucking so they wouldn't have to get a semi into the driveway. After all that they showed up with a semi-trailer anyhow. He got in real close to the garage!




Since he was going to have to wait for the ferry to get off the island we managed to convince him to unload the trusses one at a time instead of just in a couple of bundles.


I had placed guide blocks all along the top plates so each truss had a slot to drop into. One friend lined up the tail as we dropped them in. We used these metal Truss Spacer Braces to quickly secure each truss as it came in. At our leasure we added some diagonals and by the time all 13 trusses were up we had a stable roof structure to play with


We started on the lower sheeting it with ply, then #15 roof felt then 2x4 strapping for the metal roof. Thats enough for one day!

 

[denmansoft]

With this type of roofing on a 9/12 slope the 2x4's gave a nice solid walkways. Especially important for me with my armoured knee.


It was going to be a simple garage, but hey we will want a nice spot to stay while watching the house go up next year and we might as well bring in a view. So our garage has an 18x24 attic room with 2 skylights on the south(road) side and 2 4ft wide dormers looking out on the water.


This is as far as we got on 'Truss' weekend.

 

[denmansoft]

Here I am getting the dormers framed and closed. Since this is the wet coast I'm more concerned with getting the roof on than the end walls or pouring the floor.


Our vehicles impatiently waiting for their new home. My tractor will problably spend the most time in it this year.


Its always nice to have helpers come along and preview the guest room.

 

[Egon]

Keep the pictures coming.

 

[EddieWalker]

Sure looks like a fun project!!!!

Is there going to be a bathroom or kithenette? Running water or sewage? I'm thinking there is a space issue, but it sure would make life allot easier. I have a sink in my shop and consider it a must have.

Where are the stairs going to be?

Eddie

 

[Flatheadyoungin]

that sure is a beautiful place........seems simple and quiet

pics are great

 

[frwinks]

gorgeous spot
I like that truss design