Work continues on the house. Almost finished framing what I can before the log ridge and rafters go up.
Casey and I got started fitting the rafters to the ridge yesterday. It is much easier to do this on the ground than in the air.
The ridge log was marked with plumb lines at each end. Then, I marked the 8/12 pitch roof line on the log end. We rolled the log over until the 8/12 line was level and fixed the log to stay in that position. Next we position a rafter over the ridge and level it. Using a compass, we scribe lines on the rafter and then carve out the "cope" with a chainsaw. There is a stringline set where the tips of the rafter ends meet above the ridge
Later we will roll the ridge the other way to fit the back rafters.
I put two temporary rafters up on the house to make sure my measurements were all correct. The house is taking shape now. The building inspectors seem to approve..
