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Placing the Engineered Wood Glulam Roof Ridge Beam

Bob confers with Paul Pacella of Maine Post and Beam over the cutting and placement of the engineered wood glulam ridge beam for the barn.
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Placing the Engineered Wood Glulam Roof Ridge Beam

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" Why have we suspect a glue laminated beam is supposed to regular stock dimensional lumber. -- after structure here because the building is get that very longstanding really wanted to minimize -- collar ties and the we hardly have any collar ties that's right that triangle the whole load is up at the Riviera is doing -- where this range let's see how to -- the -- here from Maine post and -- And you've got what's the link to this thing. This this. -- is shipped -- it 43 feet and three inches and we're going to be cutting it to length to be exact specifications that we -- on the structure -- 42 -- two taking about a foot one footprint is -- now this one goes where as we got two different -- systems on the building correct this is our longest -- witnesses over the boat section of the barn and it will be spanning 38 foot section with a three foot cantilever out on the -- land that's right there -- block and tackle set up at a later date exactly. OK so. The what's the first thing you got and if so what we've what we've got marked out here is we're going to cut the beam to blanks and handled and ask frank to form that cut forests now and then will turn this means."

" Now Paul is there ground so this to this being. Yes as a definite ground in the bottom panel and -- the top sign promoting characteristics. So don't always know that is -- like that when you put the load of the roof on it it flattens out disburse that way. What went back here is create a line along with pot that is parallel with the team. So that it will be a nice straight cotton. He's going to be haven't notified by the Greenland is sobbing and you know again well well -- and he couldn't snap this line has it has big parallel with the the crown of the head that's exactly right."

" And that'll -- the angle cut on the beam that's gonna allow us to -- but he handles. On nice and flat -- the -- and you wrap and there are roofing. Panels are actually now would not be instant span right -- we're -- to fly and a rock slab right on target we're wrapping up this topic here at all are being. -- elevator -- being. OK but the post and beam frame that the whole perimeter is all put up but we still have to rely at all this spring racing all over the place that it is -- amounted to -- horns and blazing not allow a factor Q. Homes -- until the other elements -- into place but it -- caller -- and an irregular read music plywood sheathing to escape structural integrity box that's exactly right so we've got to put some wind bracing -- we're also going to be counting on us -- and make them and that's -- That's been going let's climb up to the -- here to get a closer look okay."

" That's the very heavy timber. -- and Broadway play and and this whole roof -- then. Is being transferred down from our foundation yet both in the investment got to think back home and read. Correct me and at these ridge posts and turn rests on horizontal members and -- Right that transfer in this way. Most outer wall -- the -- the building right to go down in the morning you know playing what athletes. Let me get this the way. Colonial it and temporarily. We have rebuild it came down from continent continued healing process. The popular vote today and -- drive out now now room slot."

" In the -- what happened. Well it kind of oversized electric. Most kids that centered in the building and and dead -- That's going to put on -- dead center in the building from the rafters on. If and where. --"

" Right if you make no mistake about half venture an inch you individually pat rafter is an excellent you got a headache now of course we just put it back through. And we did -- think you're."

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