55: Addendum
For some reason today I can only upload one pic per post here on Blogger.com. So, today you get two posts.
When my trusses arrived, the bottom (heel) end was square cut. This is pretty much how all trusses are made. If I left them square cut then all the fascia boards would be at an angle and not parallel to the side of the building. So, I had to make an angled cut on the end of each truss to “flush” them up.
It’s not too hard making those cuts, but it is a little tricky getting all the cuts to line up so that when the fascia board goes on, it looks nice and straight. I built a 16x20 workshop about 12 years ago and I remember how difficult it was to get the truss end cuts to line up.
I was perusing videos about house building on YouTube one day and came across an ingenious method of lining up those pesky end-cuts. It involves running two string lines, one above the trusses and one below. You then align a straightedge just touching top and bottom strings and use that to draw your cut line. Voila, you now get straight, aligned cuts IF you can cut straight (while standing on a tall ladder, with a saw turned 90 degrees to your body, blowing sawdust back into your face).
Using a circular saw that way is neither a good way, nor a safe way to do it. So, about halfway through the job I ended up erecting temporary scaffolding to stand on.
P.S. YouTube has a lot of good videos on most any aspect of building a house. Just type in your subject in the search window.
When my trusses arrived, the bottom (heel) end was square cut. This is pretty much how all trusses are made. If I left them square cut then all the fascia boards would be at an angle and not parallel to the side of the building. So, I had to make an angled cut on the end of each truss to “flush” them up.
It’s not too hard making those cuts, but it is a little tricky getting all the cuts to line up so that when the fascia board goes on, it looks nice and straight. I built a 16x20 workshop about 12 years ago and I remember how difficult it was to get the truss end cuts to line up.
I was perusing videos about house building on YouTube one day and came across an ingenious method of lining up those pesky end-cuts. It involves running two string lines, one above the trusses and one below. You then align a straightedge just touching top and bottom strings and use that to draw your cut line. Voila, you now get straight, aligned cuts IF you can cut straight (while standing on a tall ladder, with a saw turned 90 degrees to your body, blowing sawdust back into your face).
Using a circular saw that way is neither a good way, nor a safe way to do it. So, about halfway through the job I ended up erecting temporary scaffolding to stand on.
P.S. YouTube has a lot of good videos on most any aspect of building a house. Just type in your subject in the search window.
posted by Tony @ 8:23 AM
1 Comments:
I've had two arthroscopic surguries on my torn knee cartiledge over the years. I know what you are feeling and hope you heal up well.
I've used a chalk line to essentially do the same thing as what you described with the two strings. It works well.
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