The forecast for today was 10 degrees hotter than yesterday with a high around 85. Joe knew that today was the day we were going to set the roof trusses, so he decided to rock the shorts outfit. We started the day with our stylish boot covers, but the ground really dried up so we did not need them for long.
As always, our morning devotional was very inspiring. The minister talked about how Jesus taught us to be humble and preaching that the last shall be first. He compared that teaching to our work here to build a house and how we are sacrificing our time to lift others up. After the daily team saying, “Habitat is not a hand-out, but a hand-up”, we got our daily task list.
To start the day, it was basically ‘all hands on deck’ to finish the double top plating. It is a layer of 2X6’s and 2X4’s to lock in all of the exterior and interior walls together.
Once the top plating was completed, we began to prep for the roof trusses. The first step was to build some interior and exterior scaffolding.
Once everything was set, the fun started. A volunteer builder from Sullivan donated his time and his equipment to lift the trusses on the roof.
Once the first one was set, they got into a rhythm. By the end of the day, all the roof trusses were set except for the end gable.
It’s really coming together!
Tomorrow should be a much cooler day to work. It’ll be a good thing, since Joe will most likely be on roofing duty.
It was a good day. We accomplished a lot. As we said at the groundbreaking ceremony: “O God, let us rise up (tomorrow) and build!” 🙂
God bless all of you