July 30, 2013 Rafters installed

   We finished installing the TGIs (rafters) today. Yesterday was a long day, today seemed like it would never end. It was 3:55 before I realized we missed lunch!

   Tomorrow I will screw down the last two wall logs installed, and start building blockers to go between the TGIs to keep them in proper alignment to accept the roof sheeting. I still have a number of blockers left over from building the house, which I will use on the garage.

   Friday, we will chalk line the TGIs on both sides and cut them to length. Then we have to install
 2 X 12 pine for mounting the facia boards. The 1 X 12 and a 1 X 4 rough cut cedar will go on last. Once this is complete, we'll install the sheeting on the entire roof.

July 30, 2013 Ridge pole and perlins installed

   Today we finished notching all the posts for the roof system. We installed the posts, perlins and ridgepole, and cut the flats on the top two side wall logs.We install a lot of braces going three or four directions to make sure the posts do not move when we install the perlins and ridge pole. Most of the logs have been stained. The rest of the staining should be completed by the 1st of August. It's really starting to look like a building.

July 27, 2013 Wall logs completed

   We finished the last wall logs today. They are the two on the top right and top left. You do something unusual with these two logs. For the top two wall logs only, both butt ends of the logs are visible from the front. This is true for the perlins and the ridge pole as well. This adds a lot to the beauty of a log building.

July 26, 2013 Wall logs almost completed

   Today I finished installing the loft floor, and we finished installing all but two of the wall logs.
It gets tougher to select the right logs for the walls as you get down to the last logs you have available. I do have a few peeled logs that will never be used on the garage.