Looking really good, and well thought out, John.
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Looking really good, and well thought out, John.
I tell you this, the 2x6's didn't look near as twisted as they were when I was screwing them in place. Over 600 screws to lock the 2x6's in place. I had to use large welding clamps to bury the 2x6 in the bottom of the Truss brackets. Also had to use a 18in Crescent wrench to twist some of the 2x6's. All the blocking I did to the overhang had that same Crescent wrench in play. I used 4in deck screws to install the blocking offsetting the blocks so 8 4in deck screws is in each block.
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The raw wood that is showing still needs 2 coats of paint and the last 3 boards over the fence needs one more coat to finish up. After that will be installing the tin. I'm putting heavy coats of high gloss paint on the wood to reduce the problems with Carpenter Bees.
Having seen the progress yesterday in person I can honestly say that is one sturdy roof.
Bon Temps!
After following Rojo on several of his undertakings, I have no doubt it will take more than a hurricane to take it down. Whatever he builds is BULLET PROO...
Well me pushing everything has got my body revolting, sore but alive. Anyway P-nut came and helped run the Tin. Although the outside 2x6's ran out P-nut kept the metal running Straight and True.
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I had some trim in the same color leftover from 30 years ago that I used to flash to the existing roof and clean up most of the daylight you can see at the end. These pictures were taken before the trim was installed. I went out when it was storming earlier, no leaks. This is as far as I'm taking it for now.
You have been busy
Looks really good. Be a super nice area to keep your stuff.
Nice! Really nice!!
Bon Temps!!
Wow, sure looks nice. You can land aircraft on top that thing. Great job.
I still had voids around the 6 inside posts to fill. 5 - 50# & 2 - 60# bags of cement was used total on those posts. 370 pounds of cement is in each hole up to the surface now. Yesterday I mixed 12 more bags before adding to the holes, then worked all air bubbles out with a 1x2. It takes about 45 days for the cement to get to 4000psi but once it does I'm sure I will not have any uplift problems. Once the yard dries I can get in there with the Bobcat and grade the dirt level.Quote:
Originally Posted by Slab