Someone once told me "your company can do such great work because you have all the best people". My response was, "no, we can do such great work because we've managed to survive all the BAD people". Many thanks to some of the good people, Junior and Sam Riehl and crew for helping us "frame" our ideas, Leon & Vasily and crew for wonderful finish trim, inside and out.
This exterior show truss is formed by heat bending the exterior trim material to 275 degrees then bending around a form to create the curved sides.
One of the things I love about being a design builder is the immediacy of translating concept into reality. Seeing ones lofty sketches with a 12d framing nail skewered through them is oddly satisfying. Here we've verified the dimensions of the area where the truss will fit.
We transfer the form dimensions to a jig then clamp the heat formed 1x8's to it to form the curve.
is ready for finished details, sanding and preparation to install.
adding beveled edges and offset reveals. It's a very large piece but proportioned right for its place in the facade.
Spring may actually arrive with the snow gone. The framing is topping out and its time to think about details. We'll be fabricating two 14' long curved "show rafters", which is a long curve supported by brackets. There will be one in the gable on the left and one at the right, over the garage.
Our trim crew will be fabricating this on site, so all of the blocking for it is planned now as well as the detailing to co-ordinate their installation.
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