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Tuesday, 24 May 2022

Roof

Barry & Dave guiding the last truss towards its place in MH shed
I'm holding a foot of the truss on its bearer
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)
Steve's setting the other foot
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)
Steve & I working on the alignment
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)
Fitting a temporary steel purlin as a stay
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)
Ian fastening the purlin to the truss
Steve & Dave sorting & treating purlins on the ground
A few purlins require shortening - Ian obliging
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)
Swapping a temporary steel purlin for wood
Dave treating the cut end of a wooden truss with preservative
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)
Sawing seen from above
Ian & I fitting purlins using the cherry pickers
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)
Ian fitting another purlin
Ian drilling a purlin to bolt it to a truss
Dave drilling another .....
..... with me at the other end
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)
About half of the purlins have been fitted onto the new trusses

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