Craig Nutt - The New Studio Saga

The New Studio Saga

November 2 & 3: Bolting it together

The Cement Has Hardened,
Trusses are Laid Out

The weather prediction was for rain,
but since the predictions here are always
wrong, Tim Hintz drove over from Smithville
to help me set up the walls.

Once the First Section is Plumb, it Goes Pretty Fast

A steel cable wind brace helps square the building.
Cordless drills make short work of driving lag screws.

Tim is Almost Tall Enough to
Reach the Top Without a Ladder

I think he is using the ladders so I won't
feel short.

Notice the sharp day-glo camo hat. Very fashionable!

Despite my precisely set bolts...some of the bolts down the center of the slab were off, so we spent several hours
drilling, grinding and swearing. There has to be a better way than aligning to strings while pouring wet concrete. The perimeter
bolts were on the money, though, and work went fast despite the bolt problem.
As my post hole man Alan says, "buildings go up fast if you have big components."

Truss Legs are Up

I am shooting for Thursday to get the roof trusses in. The log home
company down the road has a crane and some free time this week.

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