05-22-2017, 10:03 PM
(05-22-2017, 02:56 PM)TomG Wrote: An ambitious project Stan.
Can you raise one eve at a time the full amount? That would save disturbing the roof.
Tom
I'm not sure what you're saying Tom as the roof has to be disturbed to raise it an additional 4 ft.
(05-22-2017, 01:45 AM)awemawson Wrote: How much higher are you going with it Stan, the full 12 foot?
Yes I'm going to raise it to 12ft. I've purchased a Nussbaum 2 post asymmetrical lift to assist in the restoration of my '66 Plymouth Satellite, so the roof must rise!
My plan is to raise one third of the roof at a time, 16ft long. I'm stripping the acoustic tiles off the trusses and then will go after the insulation. Then I'll strip that portion of the roof including the sheeting. I used 7/16 sheeting with metal clips to tie them together and I'm replacing it with 3/4" OSB tongue & groove. Much stronger.
After the sheeting is gone I'll disconnect the trusses moving them to the end of the intact portion.
I expect to be able to prefab the stem walls, raise them and will tie them into the walls with 1/4" carriage bolts. I'm getting help when I start moving the trusses.
As soon as I change the height of this end I'll also install my new to me 10ft overhead door which will allow me to use my walk behind forklift inside my shop.
BTW, in any case the roof must be re-shingled due to hail storm damage. I received just over $10K from the insurance co, spent $3400 to have the very steep (5 or 6/12 pitch) portion of the house re-roofed and $1K on roofing materials. I do just fine with 4/12, but this roof is way too steep for me plus I was still using a cane at the time. To me using the terms using a cane and climbing up on a roof just don't seem to go together very well.
On sale and bulk discount saved me well over $500. That leaves me with well over $5K for all the other materials. :)Boy is it dirty up there.
however 8 years of grinding dust, welding fumes and plain old dust sure adds up.