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Setting the Glulam Ridge Beam and Structural Insulated Roof Panels

Bob confers with carpenter Bob Ryley and Steve Thompson of Premier Wall Systems as they set the glulam for the roof ridge and lay the structural panel system forming the roof.
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Setting the Glulam Ridge Beam and Structural Insulated Roof Panels

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" Raise high the roof beam carpenters -- a glulam private grant yet says that that is regardless terrorist organization that writes -- laminated together with gloves I laminated together -- board has. -- We'll houses when he led thirty businesses going to expand a little bit by the Iraqis going to put any and every note I'm Laurin retail list going to -- to -- on the outside of the game lands act. -- the face this is beam comes out of this rule there's been a good -- sailing. Okay thanks David securing this area here -- stops floating around on the crane operator. Yeah it's amazing though that the structural panel system -- They get all the way that you mean -- engineers does it puts up like that we'll I don't believe that that's the race I really -- a believer in this Brandon and stuff. That's pretty impressive -- work titled. And of course the grout is really happy to see beyond the ridge role in place don't mind knowing yet I've been -- Iraq. That's one had a good visit them. Why isn't that we need the full span open like this."

" Well at the cathedral ceiling in the master bedroom right and in this bedroom they want to handle a wide open feeling because it's -- It's a 1200 square foot home has a big house -- and it's going to make a big difference in terms of keeping the volume open. They have and 58 midterm. -- realize they're making of this glue them being right and this -- about 850 pounds. You really can't get a Urbina go across journal Grotrian they're using two by six's laminated together exactly -- the only way to get the strength about it. Well what's this is security will be able to start putting the roof panel in place and I believe -- thickness that that the next -- next thing."

" Now before we -- the house with the roof panels of the crane makes everybody's job easier by lifting all the sheet rock for the second floor into the house. Meanwhile the crew on the second floors just about ready to start lifting the roof happens."

" Yeah can you over here on this ladder. All right pick up the first of the roof panels Sonoma. Now the sidewall panels if you know are sixteen insulation factor right to veto but the roof the roof is thicker and it's it's gonna give us an operating. And it's a very efficient. -- continues there's no interruption from studs only -- decides not to interruptions from like a lot outlets and that thing yeah it's interesting there's no rafters here dollars I didn't used to not having wrapped affluent. I'm on the house night. Crane operator has to -- just a little bit more yet. I'm exactly located you know one of the big advantages of of this oriented strand board. Material that's used for the sandwich. Is that it's using trees that otherwise don't get used in the lumber industry right. That's what I'm fine and pretty interesting. Lot Aspin created some very Nast a little bit of time. Square what lies you're actually getting mafia money with this here and you guys do what would be how sustainable our -- using our resources you. You you get along with this and you do it stick. Right it's nothing like -- it just isn't as strong enough would ordinarily it because it's shaped. And then the technology orient so these strands in the right direction and lose them. That's where the strength comes from. Is going to be the hottest because after everything in place right in the rest -- Smoothly. Hardly be fastened down they're going to win this reverse everything that Neely and designed this to get it in place and then once they've got a what they really want it. They'll throw it in what goes -- screws -- the top and bottom. -- that we're going into place just nine more panels to go will be closed it. Cut."

" Well let's watch these guys fly with the rest of the room now. -- we'll look at. It's. Just a few hours all the roof panels are in place in our blitz build is on schedule."

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