Bus Workshop Progress

Stormcloud · July 22, 2010, 08:20:24 PM

Photos below of Thursday evening, placing the roof on the walls of the 'new' workshop.

DMoedave · July 22, 2010, 08:33:44 PM

Looks great, what kind of doors are you going to use. I cheeped out and have sliders, not the best but i am still happy to have them covered.

lostagain · July 23, 2010, 07:27:53 AM

Mark, looks great.

Take a break and come to the fall BC BusNut rally in Agassiz, BC, Sept. 10-12.

JC

Stormcloud · July 23, 2010, 03:43:10 PM

Hi, JC:

Thanks!. The building is finally starting to take shape.. roof is now skinned and walls will be completely closed in tomorrow....insulate sometime next week.

We wont be able to get to Agassiz...undoubtedly we will still be working on the shop.
Keep us posted on the future rallies....and hope you are enjoying your 'new' bus.

Best regards.

Mark and Donna

gumpy · July 23, 2010, 05:07:31 PM

Well that's an interesting way to erect a set of trusses! Nice!

So, you told me you had a family reunion was the reason you couldn't make it to Bemidji. I would have been ok with you missing the rally if you had just said you were building a toybox for you bus!! That's an acceptable excuse.

robertglines1 · July 23, 2010, 05:15:45 PM

good job;you got it done before snow!!!

bobofthenorth · July 23, 2010, 05:34:05 PM

Looking good big guy. I guess you didn't need my help after all.

David Anderson · July 23, 2010, 06:52:06 PM

Indeed that is an interesting way to raise trusses. It looks like you nailed a 2x6?? fascia across the tails to hold it together. Do the furring strips stay on the top chord of the rafters to secure a metal deck? I can see where this assembly on the ground would save a lot of ladder climbing.

David

WVA_NATIVE · July 23, 2010, 06:57:57 PM

Wow!!! I would have never thought you could do a roof that way and then lift it up into place. That's pretty cool.

WVaNative

buswarrior · July 23, 2010, 08:36:32 PM

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happy coaching!
buswarrior

Stormcloud · July 24, 2010, 10:08:33 AM

Quote from: David Anderson on July 23, 2010, 06:52:06 PM
Indeed that is an interesting way to raise trusses. It looks like you nailed a 2x6?? fascia across the tails to hold it together. Do the furring strips stay on the top chord of the rafters to secure a metal deck? I can see where this assembly on the ground would save a lot of ladder climbing.

David

Yep. 2x4 purlins stay attached to the top chord, and the entire roof truss assembly is skinned with 29 guage steel ribbed roofing
Makes a great roof, and really fast. The roof was tinned and screwed in under 3 hours by 1 man (not me...lol) with two guys passing up the 19' long sheets.