As they moved across the great room nailing the pecky cypress 2 wide and 1 narrow the room started to shape up finally. The problems are just starting.....
The reason is that we have an octagon roof that will be merged under the great room roof..AND.....the 46 foot high tree is in the center of it all.....
First we have purlongs running thru the both roofs and they are at a thirty degree angle. It seems that everyone has an opinion of how to do this.....here 5 guys are standing around talking about which way and what to do next......
While that discussion is going on.....we started to put the TGI's up in place. These are 16" thick and engineered not to twist, bend or anything other then support the roof....we cut them to length and the correct angle down on the ground.
We did one side at a time, about 10 of them and then did the other side so that they stayed straight and one side didn't get ahead of the other. They are nailed thru the pecky cypress and into the purlongs.
Ever hang your.......well stuff over the edge 60 feet in the air? Ok, how about with a cig in one hand.....got to love these guys.
It's always a balancing act between hanging on and praying hard. I had them put a roll of tar paper down before they started the TGI placement as a final barrier for any water leaks.....
It only took a day to place all the TGIs, nail them down and get ready to block the tops and bottom......but they are still thinking about where to start on the octagon......with a cig in one hand and a chain saw in the other.....the talking was over.....this reminds me of trading without a stop, one wrong cut and we are shafted because you can't go back and just fix it.....so they talked for 2 days.
This shot was taking at the top of the great room, as the sun and clouds danced across the smoky mountains, it just takes your breath away sometimes.
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You sure can pick your views well! That picture is spectacular!! Some one was havin' a good day when he made those mountains.
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