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Week 8: Trusses and Vicwest Tin Roof

This is now week 8 of our new home construction! We are building a raised bungalow on 30 acres of land in the country, acting as our own general contractors. Last week we finished up the house framing, and this week was the roof trusses and the tin roof.

 

New home Roof Trusses

Last week Monday we started putting up the trusses. We rented a crane for the day to get the trusses up there. It also ended up being kind of cold for the middle of June, and very windy! The trusses were flying around like kites. The guys spent a good amount of time bracing and strapping the trusses once they got them up there. It would have been a disaster if the wind knocked the trusses over.

grandow roof trusses

It was a very long day. We all put in at least 12 hours at the house; by 8:00 pm we had all the house trusses in place. We got the garage trusses up there at least, and did some of the strapping. See the trees in the pictures?  It was incredibly windy all day long!

Grandor lumber roof trusses. Owner builder raised bungalow in Ontario

On Wednesday night I helped Tony install some of the house strapping. I have a fear of heights, so I wouldn’t say I enjoyed it, and I was definitely not quick, but it felt good to be up there and help a bit.

Grandor roof trusses

I love all the trees on the property, but the view is even better from the top of the roof!

Grandor roof trusses

By Friday we finished all the strapping on the house. We installed the trusses for the front peak, and also fascia board.

Grandor roof trusses and strapping

Vicwest Tin Roof

On Saturday we had a bunch of friends help install the tin roof. We ordered black Vicwest tin from H & I Country Supply in Brinston, ON. We decided to go with tin instead of shingles because we didn’t want to ever have to redo the roof. Shingles don’t seem to last as long as they are supposed to, but this tin will hopefully last the rest of our lifetime. The cost for tin is a little more than shingles, but we thought this upgrade was important.

The weather this week went from one extreme to the other! Monday was cool and windy, and by Saturday we were in the middle of a heat wave. The tin was so hot that some of the guys said they could feel their hands burning through their gloves. By the end of the day on Saturday they had just about all of the tin on the back of the house done…

Vicwest black tin roof. Owner builder raised bungalow in Ontario

.. and about half of the front of the house.

Vicwest black tin roof. Owner builder raised bungalow Ontario

Here is how it looks from the inside of the house.

Owner builder raised bungalow. Grandor trusses and vicwest black metal roof

There are a few things to finish yet before we install the tin on the garage, such as the the ladders on the end. Here’s a little tidbit of info that I didn’t know before building this house: the end gables are made slightly smaller than the roof trusses. The ladders are to be installed on top of the gables so that they are flush with the top of the other trusses. They then provide the overhang above the gable.  They can only overhang on the outside as much as they are supported on the inside.

Grandor trusses and ladderGrandor lumber roof trusses

The fascia board and all the strapping on the garage also needs to be finished.

Grandor roof truss

Today was another VERY hot day! We took it a little easy after the busy week last week, but back into the swing of things tomorrow.

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  1. Julia at Home on 129 Acres says

    June 21, 2016 at 8:33 pm

    Your tin roof is exactly what I want to add to our house the next time we reroof… and do our big addition. Did you DIY the install of that too?

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    • Jessica Vanderveen says

      June 23, 2016 at 2:56 pm

      We hired a contractor to help us with the install of the tin. The installation was done between our contractor, my husband, and a group of our friends

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      • Julia at Home on 129 Acres says

        June 23, 2016 at 8:08 pm

        Thanks for the info, Jessica.

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