Blocking is very time consuming; so is having to deal with uneven boards. Thanks to my boss Mark for taking his own time off to work 11 hours straight thus saving me time and mistakes made.
House – Support Built-Up Beam Anchoring
Once again I spent hours measuring & leveling; the laser level has proven itself to be invaluable.
To lift the beams up I used a technique I don’t know the name of but that I discovered watching this: link. This is no Stonehege but 3 2x8x16 with plywood sandwiched between is more than I can lift, this technique worked really well.
Leveling, mesuring, hammering for 9 hours. The 2 heaviest parts of the house, piers & beams are up a month ahead of schedule.
House – Support Built-Up Beam Assembly
Getting ready for fun
Charging station
Clamping left & right, not all 2x8x16s are created equals, it’s very hard to mitigate their imperfections.
Helpers helping
The inevitable was not evited.
End of the day, 3 built-up beams ready. Next thing is to attach these monsters to the piers.
