3/12/2020


All of the Great Room trusses are up and most of the rest of the roof is sheathed. The electrical mains have been pulled from the pole into the Grotto, which is now power central.

A shot from the north end of the garage due south.

A closer look at the mechanical room at the south end of the garage.

Here you can see how those Simpson slopeable/skewable rafter hangers work. The big holes at the bottom of their sides are the hinge that allows the rafters to be placed at any slope relative to the steel beams they’re fastened to. The normal hangers on the right side of the steel beam only allow the joists to be hung exactly perpendicular to the beam.

The main power cables from the pole.

One of the 200 amp power panels

A small flock of what we think are Pine Grosbeaks.