All Bents Up

We got the last bent up today. It wasn't looking good for most of the day with heavy rain for a couple of hours but finally it let up and we were able to get it raised. It makes a big difference to have them all up. First off it makes us feel like we got something accomplished. Secondly, it gives you much more of a feel for what the building will look like when it's done.

We have to mill a bunch of 2 x 6's at this point for the purlins, which are the boards on top of the rafters. We have the 16 needed for the first three bents but need another 30 or so for the rest of the purlins. We will also need more for the extensions to the roof which will make up the overhang.

I'm figuring probably 60 12-13 foot 2 x 6's will get us most of the way done. That will take a few more trees. Fortunately we have a number of pines which have volunteered to be lumber since they allowed their tops to be blown off. All we have to do is cut them and mill them. Sounds easy but will take some time.

I'm hoping to be ready for roofing by beginning of November. My brother Tom is hopefully coming up this weekend. He is always helpful with ideas and manpower. He has a lot more experience building than I ever will. I'll spend most of the day milling tomorrow so we have lumber to work with.