Arizona Raising Slide Show
with Text & Photos by Home Owners Chris & Dan.

Raising

    Week 35: A lot happened last week. All of the bents comprising the skeleton of the timber frame are complete. The bent for the back wall of the house was laid out, assembled and pegged. Then the other 4 bents were laid out and assembled on top of the previous one, ending with a stack of 5. On Monday, the crane will pick the top bent off the stack and set it into place on the subfloor as the front wall. The next 4 will go up sequentially working toward the back wall of the house. Dave, Bob and crew did a great job putting everything together. It looks wonderful. Not a single nail, screw or metal fastener has been used on the frame -- pretty cool! The masons finished up this week with the garage and deck block and also applied stucco to all block as the final coat. Definite progress!
    1. Day 1 - Bent 1 Assembly.
    2. Day 1 - Bent 1 Complete.
    3. Day 1 - Bent 1 Pre-pegs.

    Week 36: WOW! The timber frame raising went great. Since Monday was Martin Luther King holiday, I was able to spend the whole day watching and taking photos and videos. It was extremely cool. I was so excited that I jumped on the reach forklift at the end of the day, was hoisted 60+ feet in the air, and took some aerial photos -- all while being scared to death.

    1. Bent 1 (front wall).
    2. Lifting bent 2.
    3. Hammer beam.
    4. Raising bent 3.
    5. Lifting bent 5.
    6. Leaping Dave.
    7. Placing bent 3.
    8. All bents from the air.
    9. All bents from the back.
    10. All Bents with crossbeams.
    11. Frame, side view.
    12. Rafter detail.
    13. Homeowners Chris and Dan and view of Mt. Humphreys.
    14. Hammerbeam detail.
    15. Another view of hammerbeam.
    16. Brace detail.
    17. Floor joists.
    18. Completed frame.


    Week 37 (ending Feb. 1, 2004): The garage slab has been poured and is ready for cars. The timber frame was scrubbed for 5 days and looks clean and sparkling... We are eagerly awaiting the structural insulation panels and having the house closed in. Dan met the Flagstaff police -- they were driving by the site and stopped for a tour. The officer even gave Dan his card and asked for us to call him when it was done so he and his wife could come over for dinner. Dan does have that shady look about him.
    1. Garage floor.
    2. Basement beam support.
    3. Mountain view.