First the walls all had to be straightened and braced. The trusses will hold them in position, but they had to be correct before we added the trusses. Work continued on the few remaining interior walls. Bath tubs were delivered and put in place. (This is easier than trying to move them in after all of the walls are up.)
In addition, a second top plate was nailed into place. The purpose of this place is to lock into place the different wall sections. This creates a very tight structure.
Worked continued on the sheathing.
Roof rafters were then lifted to the top of the walls and worked across so that they spanned the building. They were then stood on end, lined up with previously marked spots on the tops of the walls, toe nailed and braced into place.
Lifting them was more awkward than hard, easy for someone on the ground to say. Six men would lift them up and then two men on the tops of the wall would try to slide them into place. A couple of people on the ground and deck helped with long two by fours, by pushing the rafter up off the wall so it could be move.
Good progress was made today. Tomorrow the trades, plumbing and electrical begin work. They have been laying out the work, including placing electrical boxes for outlets and switches, but tomorrow they begin in earnest.
It will be important for us to compete enclosing the building by the end of the day.
As we went home on Tuesday it looked like this:
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