Crash's Roof over Lake House Build

[Crash_OK]

Trusses are up…

Thanks Sean and Marcus...













Some of the bracing..












Next step are the roofs over the decks.




Not sure yet how I am going to attach the rafters to the short wall.. I am sure I will come up with something…

[mcbassin]

Very nice work Mark. That looks super sturdy too.

[Crash_OK]

Thanks Mike.. Looks like you made some great progress on your build...

[dieseldawg142]

very nice! it does look sturdy & well built. been in the trade my whole life, seen some real haphazard stuff over the years.
i have something similar, but a lot smaller (12x26, right now i'm parking my quad hauler under it), i put pretty much the whole thing together with Simpson strong-tie connectors. they have thousands of designs, should have something to connect your rafters to your wall.
see you have cross-strapped your trusses, going with a metal roof?
what kind, duraclad, pro lok, etc?...

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by dieseldawg142

very nice! it does look sturdy & well built. been in the trade my whole life, seen some real haphazard stuff over the years.
i have something similar, but a lot smaller (12x26, right now i'm parking my quad hauler under it), i put pretty much the whole thing together with Simpson strong-tie connectors. they have thousands of designs, should have something to connect your rafters to your wall.
see you have cross-strapped your trusses, going with a metal roof?
what kind, duraclad, pro lok, etc?...

thanks dieseldawg... I have some truss ties, I hope to install them this weekend. Trying to decide if I want to use screws or nails. I guess I should use 10d nails, 3 in for the top plate and 1 1/2 for the trusses.

I am thinking about using Panel Loc-Plus 26 g metal. I am trying to figure the trim and soffet stuff first. I want to order the trim at the same time I order the metal. I think I will be installing guttering, but not sure if will need trim under it.. any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.

[dieseldawg142]

Originally Posted by Crash_OK

thanks dieseldawg... I have some truss ties, I hope to install them this weekend. Trying to decide if I want to use screws or nails. I guess I should use 10d nails, 3 in for the top plate and 1 1/2 for the trusses.

I am thinking about using Panel Loc-Plus 26 g metal. I am trying to figure the trim and soffet stuff first. I want to order the trim at the same time I order the metal. I think I will be installing guttering, but not sure if will need trim under it.. any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.

i like to use screws as much as possible, way better bite & a lot easier to take apart when your wife changes her mind!
dont just hang your roofing over the edge into the gutter. through capillary action,water will run back up the overhang & run down & eventually rot out your fascia boards.
we put a drip edge flashing along the bottom of the roof

the flat part goes under your roofing, & try to get the "drip" edge IN to the gutter. that little kick on the bottom almost eliminates the capillary action. you should be able to get this from your panel loc supplier, if not, a roofing co. or sheet metal shop.
only other thing you might want to look at is your trailer's furnace pipe. don't know what your weather is like there, but if you have that furnace going in the winter pumping all that heat under your cold metal roof, it will condensate.
you can put underlay under your panel loc, extend your stack threw your new roof, or install a few vents on your new roof.
good choice with the roofing. whatever brand, standing seam/hidden fastner metal is THE way to go. a little more, but you just eliminated the no. 2 problem with metal roofs, leaking & loose screws, plus it don't look so much like barn metal

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More progress.. Almost ready for metal…

[Zoomin]

Dang, that's a lot of wood!

Beautiful day to be outside working on a project like that. Hope you get a few more like this so you can finish it up.

[NASTY-LSX]

Wow, thats one heck of a job!! I wish I new how to frame. I would like to add a 24x24 edition to my house. Contractors want crazy money now n days. Looks awesome.

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by Zoomin

Dang, that's a lot of wood!

Beautiful day to be outside working on a project like that. Hope you get a few more like this so you can finish it up.

You are right Steve... I too hope I can get a few more like today, but the last weather I listened to was Friday, and they were talking lots of snow this weekend.. Hopefully they are wrong..

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by NASTY-LSX

Wow, thats one heck of a job!! I wish I new how to frame. I would like to add a 24x24 edition to my house. Contractors want crazy money now n days. Looks awesome.

Thanks...

[Crash_OK]

Update.. I am almost finished with all the framing. I still need to figure out how I am going to framing up for the soffits.
Front Porch is complete…






Installed 62 Truss ties.. Still need 15 more... Also installed all but four of the ½” carriage bolts that attach the Headers to the Post.






Working on getting the metal ordered today. Still haven’t figured out all of the trim, or how I will do the soffit framing.

[Bishops Trucks]

Originally Posted by NASTY-LSX

Wow, thats one heck of a job!! I wish I new how to frame. I would like to add a 24x24 edition to my house. Contractors want crazy money now n days. Looks awesome.

If I lived in your area, I would give you a good price on a 24' x 24' addition. Even in my area, contractors try to make retirement type money for every project. I even have to check my partners numbers before we submit bids.

Hey Mark, beautiful job your doing.

[GOPAPA]

You planned well,, I did a similar remodel to a mobile home myself ,,did a lot of work by myself and my 10 year old son..them slide 2 bys you slid the trusses up on reminded me of how I have done it before..nice job and and photos ,,I enjoyed looking at them..add the rest of the job if you will ..

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by Bishops Trucks

If I lived in your area, I would give you a good price on a 24' x 24' addition. Even in my area, contractors try to make retirement type money for every project. I even have to check my partners numbers before we submit bids.

Hey Mark, beautiful job your doing.

Thanks...

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by GOPAPA

You planned well,, I did a similar remodel to a mobile home myself ,,did a lot of work by myself and my 10 year old son..them slide 2 bys you slid the trusses up on reminded me of how I have done it before..nice job and and photos ,,I enjoyed looking at them..add the rest of the job if you will ..

Thanks Larry.

[Crash_OK]

Update time.. Got the metal in today.. 3800 lbs.. it didn’t seem like that much just looking at it.. I got started on the lower rear deck.. 12’ sheets of 26 gauge is heavier than it looks, but I was able to get them where they need to be. Not sure how am going to get the next set for the upper deck in place.. Hopefully my son can come help..



















So far I am really happy with it.. Still have a lot to do before I am finished..

[screaminchevypickup]

Looks good mark! Haven't forgot about you..

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by screaminchevypickup

Looks good mark! Haven't forgot about you..

Thanks Kyle.. I know you haven't forgotten.. figured you were really busy.. Which is a good thing.. Let me know when you are ready for it and I will bring it out..

Hope everything is go well for you and your family..

[mcbassin]

Very nice progress on the roof Mark!

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Very nice progress on the roof Mark!

Thanks Mike.. Looks like we are going to have good weather next week, so maybe I can get a bunch done..

[Crash_OK]

Took a couple of days of vacation while the weather was good. Made some progress, it is still a slow process be yourself… First I thought I would show a few pictures of the metal right after delivery. 3326 pounds..








So far I have installed 35 panels.. still have many more to go. I have all 3 decks covered and almost a 1/3 of the main roof completed.















Some of the necessities needed to work with these larger panels by yourself..







I hope to continue in the near future… Maybe Thursday..

[Zoomin]

I admire anyone that can plan things out like you did. It'll be interesting to see how your utilities change in the summer.

Looks real good Mark.

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by Zoomin

I admire anyone that can plan things out like you did. It'll be interesting to see how your utilities change in the summer.

Looks real good Mark.

Thanks Steve... I really enjoy challenges like this.. I am not sure how much this will help with the utilities, some for sure, the big impact will be the ability to use the deck areas more than I have been able to in the past.

[mcbassin]

Nice progress Mark! I like the helpers you made. Sometimes you have to be creative to get stuff done by yourself. I would help you if I could.