Our Straw House


 








Cedar Posts & I-Beam

An 8x8 cedar post is installed on each Techno Metal Post:





The cedar posts need temporary legs to keep them steady until the I-beam is installed:







A few days later, the I-beams were installed.  John & Chris Branje with Dave Drummond on the crane made this possible!





First thing done was to add some more support for the cedar posts using diagonal metal braces:



The crane - check out Dave's tagline!





Here comes the 3rd beam ...



It fits just perfectly!  Now we just need a bit of tuning and we're reading for lag screws.







We're ready for another metal brace, then the fourth I-beam:

















Now John finishes up by welding the I-beams together ...



Look Ma, no legs!



Eventually the I-beams will be encased in cedar, and knee braces (also made by John Branje) will be added - here's our first trial fit: