TRUSSES!!!

They arrived!!!

Late today the truss truck showed up.   All of the trusses have been put on top of the walls and the crew will be out Monday am to start rolling them.   We should have a roof by the end of next week.  

The roof has a very low slope.   A 3/12 to be exact.   Meaning for every 12 inches of length, the height increases by 3 inches.    A majority if not all asphalt shingle companies will not warranty on slopes lower than 4/12.   That along with aesthetics and lifetime maintenance considerations led us to select metal for our roofing material.  We will be using a standing seam roof manufactured by ASC.  

The reason we chose this slope was due to the local covenants restricting the height of the final structure to 14 feet above the highest point on the property.  The restrictions are in place to protect the views for all the neighbors.   Changing from a 4/12 to a 3/12 allowed us to be 18 inches higher on the main floor.   There were other options to get even higher, but we like the feel of 9 foot ceilings, and we needed at least a 3/12 slope on the South facing roof for the solar panels.   I guess we could have done an 8 foot wall with a vaulted ceiling for the roomier feel, but we had to choose one option and thought this was the easiest and it accomplished our goals.

Here are some pics of the delivery

Trucks setting up to unload the trusses.   Notice the boom truck with it's back wheels off the ground.

First set on it's way up

Up they go

Coming in for landing

Set 2 on it's way up

All done.   Last set on the far right was set upright.   You won't see much roof from the road with the low angle.

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