Today a lot of work was done far from the ground as the crew got ready for the first trusses that arrive tomorrow, bright and early. With the weather bright and warm it was the perfect day fo it!

The last of the braces were removed from the walls and then it was time to put the wood plates on top of the walls. With the walls being more than twice as thick as a normal house the crew was confortable walking around the top. They said it was like walking on a sidewalk. I had an even loftier view from the top of the vaulted walls (on a scaffold.)

I was up on top of the vaulted wall to figure out how to make an onsite adjustment (fix a mistake we made) The solution was to cut a sliver of concrete off the top of the wall to make room for a steel truss we would bolt to the top. My good neighbor Gord sent over one of his crew with a concrete saw to perform the magic. Better yet he sent him in a snorkel lift to perform the task easily, quickly and safely. The wide angle lens of my camera make the sixty-five foot lift look like it was a hundred feet long!

Tomorrow, everything changes quickly as the roof begins to go on. Stay tuned...

-grampa dan