Frame raising: day one

After two and a half years of working on our timber frame, the main part of it is now standing! What an awesome sight it is.


We had a crew of about 10 people, family and friends, working on it yesterday. Things went smoothly. We had to figure out the best ways to accomplish our task, all but one or two being completely new to timber frame raising. By the time we raised the fourth bent, we were working better and more efficiently. But, of course, that was the last one to be raised.


Today, we'll work on assembling and raising the rafters on the second floor. I'd like to get them up and the floor joists and purlins in.