{"id":212,"date":"2017-07-09T22:00:21","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T02:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/?p=212"},"modified":"2020-07-31T22:17:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-01T02:17:00","slug":"steel-frame-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/steel-frame-complete\/","title":{"rendered":"Steel Frame Complete"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today was a crash course in scissor lift operation. Though they do take some getting used to, this is certainly a safer way to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/peter-and-trevor-attaching-an-end-wall-rafter.jpg\" title=\"Peter and Trevor attaching an end wall rafter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/peter-and-trevor-attaching-an-end-wall-rafter-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/peter-and-trevor-attaching-an-end-wall-rafter-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/peter-and-trevor-attaching-an-end-wall-rafter-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/peter-and-trevor-attaching-an-end-wall-rafter-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/peter-and-trevor-attaching-an-end-wall-rafter.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Lifting these rafters using the lifts was mostly tricky because we had to coordinate the operation of the lifts between two people.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We were able to use them as work platforms, but also to lift members into place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/peter-and-trevor-attaching-the-final-purlins-viewed-from-below.jpg\" title=\"Peter and Trevor attaching the final purlins, viewed from below\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/peter-and-trevor-attaching-the-final-purlins-viewed-from-below-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/peter-and-trevor-attaching-the-final-purlins-viewed-from-below-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/peter-and-trevor-attaching-the-final-purlins-viewed-from-below-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/peter-and-trevor-attaching-the-final-purlins-viewed-from-below-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/peter-and-trevor-attaching-the-final-purlins-viewed-from-below.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A friend of a friend who does this for a living suggested we get some crowbars with tapered ends. These tools made aligning the holes for the purlins much easier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We put up a few purlins right away to stabilize the end columns and rafters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/adam-attaching-an-end-rafter.jpg\" title=\"Adam attaching an end rafter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Adam-Attaching-Rafter-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Adam-Attaching-Rafter-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Adam-Attaching-Rafter-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Adam-Attaching-Rafter-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The upper girders on this end were level with the ground, confirming our suspicions about there being an issue on the other end.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We then put up the upper girders before finishing the remaining purlins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/peter-rejoicing-that-all-the-major-steel-members-have-been-attached.jpg\" title=\"Peter rejoicing that all the major steel members have been attached\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/All-Steel-Complete-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/All-Steel-Complete-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/All-Steel-Complete-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/All-Steel-Complete-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>At this point the structure is becoming quite stable and we&#8217;ve removed all the wooden supports.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We now have all the major steel framing members in place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today was a crash course in scissor lift operation. 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