Home > Video Channel > Delivery Day Overview

Delivery Day Overview

In a matter of one full day on the site, all the major pieces are put in place and work on the roof and exterior skin begins. The triangular end pieces for the peak of the gable roof are attached and the two hinged roof sides are unfolded and joined together at the peak. The roof pieces are flipped with the help of the crane to speed the construction process.
Get Adobe Flash Player to see this content.

Clip Transcript For:

Delivery Day Overview

  computer-generated transcript - may not be 100% accurate

" All right now this at this point this is going thank gangbusters guys. What are they doing up there right now Bob what they're doing is they're going to be putting in the game gable end panels there those -- small triangle pieces. And once you put those cookies someplace they're gonna flip the top half of that roof section onto the gable all right. Yeah Bob again if you remember these roof sections were built in the plant and at that time reported out defensive system. It's a a double folding hand -- what it does a lot of the roof to pivot in two positions. And the roof actually as you can see it lays down flat and again these are things that are done for our industry to help provide. The opportunity for that -- over a system would be below shipping height right so. What we're looking at now is the underside which will be the attic if you well. And what I'm curious about is how are they gonna flip it up that's -- large section of roof well they may get some assistance from the crane. Afterwards strap on it it'll. That it once they do flip it over there -- can see there's not some drop been. Or this on the walls. That would put down no rest right onto yeah kind of yeah that. It's really starting to take the shape of -- house now. Yes it is."

" Well in real time we were looking at more like a twelve -- day for this fantastic team of house builders to put all these parts together. The last pieces that came on site involved the roof system or the master bedroom wing that box that's isolated on the right over here. And in fact we also had a panelize through -- system that went on at the other end where the sun room is located."

 [-]


More Videos »Related Videos

Review of the Attic Conversion Plans
Review of the Attic Conversion Plans

Bob meets up with structural engineer Steve Siegel on the Medford's home third floor. The attic is right from the 1880's and clearly no longer meets code. As the homeowner intends to create a home office up there with cathedral ceilings, structural changes will be required. Steve explains that the existing structure is undersized and will need to be reinforced. The 2 x 6 rafters are pretty widely spaced at 2 feet on center with flimsy 2 x 3 collar ties. To create useable living space Steve suggests taking out the existing collars and putting in a ridge beam to support the whole load of the roof. To do this Siegel would put a piece of wood (possibly a 2 x 6) at every rafter pair and then position the ridge beam just below. However, this configuration might conflict with the architect's plan to fill the whole gable end with a big glass triangle.

Insulating the Attic with Sound Proofing Insulation
Insulating the Attic with Sound Proofing Insulation

Bob watches the crew from Anderson Insulation as they insulate an attic space that's being converted into a teenager's room. Owner Eric Anderson shows Bob the Owens Corning products used in the job. First, they fill interior walls and floors with QuietZone, a sound attenuation batt.

House Eleven: Renovating Attic Space into Home Spa and Workout Room
House Eleven: Renovating Attic Space into Home Spa and Workout Room

House eleven of the Elmwood project. The attic of a house, owned by Don DeSantis and Ron Hirschauer, is transformed into an exercise space.

How to Insulate Water Heaters, Pipes and Attic Spaces
How to Insulate Water Heaters, Pipes and Attic Spaces

Adding insulation is an inexpensive way to greatly reduce energy costs.

Related Products & Services Showrooms

Caulks and Sealants Protect, Beautify and Save Energy
Caulks and Sealants Protect, Beautify and Save Energy

White Lightning Caulks & Sealants are specially formulated for a variety of specialized tasks around your home. From the peak of your roof all the way to your foundation, White Lightning has a product that can help you seal gaps, stop leaks and beautify your home.

Put your home in good hands. Get FREE estimates on your project.
Put your home in good hands. Get FREE estimates on your project.

Since 1999 Renovation Experts has helped hundreds of thousands of homeowners locate and hire a local residential remodeling contractor. Renovation Experts is a premium network of over thousands of remodeling contractors, who carry out bathroom remodeling, kitchen remodeling, attic and roof

More Content »More Content

Accessible Solutions: Master Bedroom Suites
Accessible Solutions: Master Bedroom Suites

…dressing area between an accessible master bedroom and an accessible bathroom. What features…
…storage. This arrangement frees the master bedroom of a dressing table and the bath of…
…the combined space in an accessible master bedroom and bathroom. With a dressing room…

Wind Problem Gable Roof

I live in a three storey end unit townhouse with a gable roof. Whenever there is a fairly strong wind there seems to be wind getting behind the brick of the exterior walls and pushing at the…

Quebec Style Gable Roof

Where can I find info relating to Quebec style gable roofs (change of pitch roofs)? I would like to know what the pitch changes are. Thanks!

how to attach roof over 8x16 deck on gable end of house

I would like to match the deck`s roof to the pitch on the house which is 4/12. The problem I have is that the height of the roof rafters run into the eave on one end because of the rise, 48 in.

Browse Topics

Click on a letter to browse content by topic alphabetically.



About  | FAQ  | Contact  | Sitemap  | Privacy Policy  | Terms of Use  | Help

© BobVila.com 2009