I wonder why they used such long boards for these rafters, and why the didn’t cut them closer to final length before installation so they would be easier to handle.
I’m sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.
Edited 3/6/2005 4:22 pm ET by Ed Hilton
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He was debating building another place to store his lumber. :o)
be a limber lumberer and save your lumbar.
Looks like his ladder is gonna be too short!
Looks to me like they were too short.
Until he sistered these up there...
Maybe he left them long, so when he cuts them off, there isn't any more scrap than necessary ?
(Ok, so I think like a miserly hermit. So sue me !! LOL)
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Luka ... they are one-piece boards ... not sistered.
I'm sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.
I loked at that and thought "What a good idea!" - as long as you aren't wasting the material. One man on the ground can take most of the weight and move the stick back and forth to get in in place while another man on a ladder fastens it off. I'd a lot sooner be on the ground than on a ladder moving heavy boards around.
Ron
It's a squirrel ramp <duh>
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WV cantilever porch....?? ; > )
GB
No, Kentucky and Arkansas! ROAR!
I hope those boys are wearing their hard hats and watching where they are going. Ouchh, !#$#&*
Beat it to fit / Paint it to match
Looks like a ramp for the guy on the ground to slide the sheathing up to the guys(s) on the roof. Cut them off later. Note the two horses nearby that could be for initial staging.
Go over there and ask. I'd be interested in the answer.
Ed,It's for a rake gutter.
Darn, I hate it when someone comes up with a plausible explanation.
That's my guess.
maybe they saw me do the same thing ... 'cept I never was smart enough to "preplan" ... and always have to scab something on after the fact.
make a "slide" .... set some horses at the right height ...
and there ya go. I even nail on some "catches" ... hight enough to get the ply up there kinda ... not so high I can't get under and push it up and over ...
just a coupla of 2x blocks ... keeps the sheets from sliding back down ...
no blocks makes for a nice day with 2 guys .... or one guy and one girl?
and even one guy and an old guy ... (I've worked it with all 3)
having the catch blocks makes if possible for one guy to load a roof and sheath by himself.
load 2 sheets .... climb the ladder ... pull them up ...
either stack or nail off ...
down the ladder ... try, try again.
Looks like them boys done done that one before!
Jeff Buck Construction
Artistry in Carpentry
Pgh, PA
aside from those horses ...
look at the pallets stacked ....
there's yer lifting stage.
set one on the horses ... slide it up the ramp a bit ...
then walk thru the rafters .. set UP onto the pallets ....
and push.
The ground guy was short, like me.
Jeff Buck Construction
Artistry in Carpentry
Pgh, PA
btw ...
if ya build first ...
then tack on a ramp.
Run the ramp legs high ... (coupla inches above the rafters)
as ya slide the sheets off ...
there's yer "roof catch".
Buck Construction
Artistry in Carpentry
Pgh, PA