Inside View

 

Done for the Day.

All of the panels are up and tomorrow a crew will do the rest of the bits and pieces necessary for the trusses which arrive next week. I plan on taking all of the students to the fairgrounds to watch the trusses go up. It should be a fun day with lots of food and photos. 

The Last Panel

The last panel went up eight hours after the first panel. Not bad for a days work. It was very pleasing to see the students hard work in the classroom go into place with only a few minor alterations. 

 

Two To Go

 

 

120 Feet Up

 

The Longest Panel

 

The First Panel

Today was the start of installing all of the panels for the 40x120 foot building for the Union Fairgrounds in Union, Maine. This was a Saturday so it was all volunteer community members and no students ( for some reason). I got there just in time to watch the first panel go into place. It was cold and windy with a fifty percent chance of rain. As the morning wore on, more helped arrived, more panels went up and the rains held off. There was plenty of hot coffee and willing hands. 

Installing Collar Ties

 

Sheathing the Roof

 

Rafters

The morning class managed to get all of the roof rafters on today. It was a good group effort. 

"Student of the Day"

 

Ready for Rafters

The afternoon class put in a good effort and managed to finish up both side walls, cut all of the rafters, and set up scaffold. Good job today, both classes! 

A New Hammer !

Much better on those hammer marks. 

The morning class worked hard today and managed to get some boards up. 

T.G. nailing in blocking

Nice hardhat!

Up With the Walls

 

It's Friday!

The goal was to have the floor decked over by the end of the day and we made it. On Monday we should have all of the walls up and possibly some exterior sheathing. We'll see. 

Installing Floor Joists

Everybody is busy(almost) with the new 12x20 storage barn. It won't take long to finish the floor with this crew. 

Arm and Hammers

A picture from the past. 

The Start of a New Project

We haven't even said good-bye to the 40x120 project and the material arrives for our next building. A 12x20 foot storage barn. This will be a fun project because the class will get to do the entire project. The first thing is to cut 6x6 skids to set the building on. Stay tuned.

Done!

After 13 days of school/ work, 200 plus wall studs, 2,300 plus feet of wall strapping, over 150 pounds of nails, 2,880 feet of 1x12 pine boards with batten strips, and 320 feet of walls built, the 40x120 foot building is finished. I am very proud of my students for the hard work that went into this project. We all look forward to going to the Union Fairgrounds and watching the trusses being installed. I will keep you posted on the progress of the building.

Are we there yet?

This is it. 

The Last Panel!

After finishing the last panel, the morning class takes a much deserved break for a photo-shoot.