Things have been quiet on the construction front. We’ve been waiting on the metal fabricating company, Talley Metal Fabrication, to complete their work and come out and install the steel. This has taken longer than expected. It is a complicated job, and they have done excellent due diligence in figuring out how to implement the design.

The big news is that the steel arrived today. It would have been installed, but today was quite a rainy day. They’ll be back tomorrow to do the install, then Greg will start the framing on Wednesday. Unfortunately, our plan to see the work in progress was foiled by the rain.

Here is the steel, sitting where delivered this morning. The two long pieces in the background are the 28 foot supports for the roll-off roof. The other parts are the six supports and a piece to connect the south-east end together. All together, they will form a 28 foot by 12 foot “U” shaped support structure for the roof.

The steel pieces are four-inch tube steel with the fittings welded on. Here is a close shot of the two long pieces that will support the roof.

This next shot is a close-up of the angle iron the wheels on which the moving roof will roll. You can see how the angle iron is cut away and descends to a bead of steel. This will allow the roof to sit lower in the closed position, providing a tighter seal against the elements.

If things stay on schedule, there should be a lot of progress in the next week. We’ll be out at the site next weekend. I hope to have many more pictures. Once framing starts, things move very quickly.