There's always something.

This has been the smokiest day yet.  I woke up with a sore throat from breathing smoke all night.  I feel better now but it sure is nasty here.

Before we could continue on the east rafters for the north side of the house we noticed that the main center beam was not seated in its cradle on the north wall.  It seems that the framing was 3/4 inch higher than the post beside it.  Well this entailed placing 2 2x12s on the upper beam extensions so I could stand there and, using the electric chain saw, cut out the extra material.  When I finished, and we hammered the beam home, it leveled up quite nicely.  We did a little twisting on another beam and used a couple of the 1/2 in lag bolts to hold it in correct alignment. We're trying to eliminate any tapered gaps seen from inside the house.

The gap was quite visible on the underside of this center beam especially on the inside.

Walking the plank timberframe style.

That done, we did some more leveling and put up the rafters to finish this side.  We are all ready to put up the rest of the rafters tomorrow and then we'll start the floor on the garage.  We're hoping to use the floor as a staging area for the plywood on that side of the house roof. I have the beam ready to go in place over the garage. I did a dry run to make sure the truck would reach.  More on that excitement tomorrow.

I am going to cut up some garbage sheeting and wrap the lower timber posts with it.  We have been pretty lucky so far and haven't injured any of them too much but the likelihood of damage will increase as time goes on. Our grandchildren are coming for a visit this weekend so that might be a great job for them. They might even do it for free, you never know.

Len