Re: 70 Yr old couple building a barn (garage/workshop)
Before we get started again this year we needed to address how I would get the tin up on
the south facing wing by myself without bending it or doing other possible harm. The following
is what we have come up with.
THE PROBLEM ON THE SOUTH SIDE IS THE BANKING
FROM FILLING AND MAKING THE PAD LEVEL
ON THE NORTH SIDE, AS THIS PICTURE SHOWS
LIN AND I USED 20 FOOT 2 X 4'S
TO SLIDE THE TIN UP ON THE ROOF
ALSO WITH THE HELP OF A ROPE ATTACHED TO THE TOP CENTER
THIS HOME MADE HINGE
USING TWO GATE PIVOTS
WILL BOLT TO THE FASCIA 2 X 6
IT IS A LITTLE HEAVY
BUT WE HAD ALL THE SCRAP AND PARTS
I WILL CUT SOME IT OUT
TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT LATER
HALF INCH SHEET PLYWOOD CUT TO 39 INCHES WIDE
TWO CEDAR 2 X 4
LOTS OF HOLES
LIGHTER AND LET WIND BLOW THRU
ALSO REMOVED SOME FROM HINGE
MARKS SHOW WHERE WE NEED TO DRILL
WILL DO THIS IN THREE PLACES
AT 12 FEET, 24 FEET AND END
HAND IS SO I DON'T DRILL INTO THE TARP
LIFTED IN PLACE
SECURED WITH TWO HALF INCH BOLTS
OUTSIDE SHOT
NOTE STRIP ON BOTTOM
LIP TO STOP TIN SLIDING OFF
ATTACHING TWO PIVOTING LEGS
MOMENT OF TRUTH
NOT BAD
AS YOU CAN SEE THERE IS NOT MUCH ROOM
BEFORE YOU GO DOWN THE BANKING
NOW IF WE COULD GET RID OF THE SPRING WIND
WE CAN GET BACK AT IT
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