McQuarrie Timber Frame, South Rawdon, Nova Scotia
First bent being lifted up. This is a "zoomer"; click to view a very large version in a new window and scroll around.
In the zoomer you can note the 2x10 temporary "strongbacks & clamps" The rafter/post connection is supported "just in case". The bent will never encounter this type of load when it is in place.
Above left: Forrest (in orange) says that he was carrying the bent to the gable; Michael was only helping to steady it. (Yeah, sure.) Right: small dormer framing
Left: the front of the house; Right: the rear.
Another
"zoomer", right. Here we are tying the last bent
to connecting girts, top plates, and braces.
In the zoomer, you can see a spike in a brace peg hole, which allows us to make adjustments without letting the brace fall out.
The house is insulated with P2000 Insulation System™ - a thin flexible semi-rigid board that seals together with integrated self-adhesive flaps.
