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34 viewsA supplemental support beam was added to the roof section over the driveway. (08-May-04)dozer
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30 viewsCenter section roof truss section. Notice the secondary metal supports. The roof has about 12 metric tons of roof tiles. dozer
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29 viewsThe roof has had an extra beam added which runs through the house and cross supports added. (08-Apr-04)dozer
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29 viewsRoof truss - inside view. dozer
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27 viewsThe roof structure is built using heavy gauge steel. The bigger pieces are 4 * 2 inches 3.2 mm thick. The smaller pieces are 1 by 1inch 1.6 mm thick. There are two designations, full and light, this is the full heavier gauge variety. (13-Mar-04) dozer
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26 viewsThis shows the patch done on the inside of the roof valley but it is a little hard to see. Basically instead of one piece of aluminum an additional piece was added on top which sets on top of the 1 * 1 cross supports. The whole idea here is to add more angle and prevent any water entry during a rainy storm with high winds. (29-Apr-04)dozer
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24 viewsMain roof section nearing completion. (27-Apr-04)dozer
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24 viewsClose-up of underside of roof section. dozer
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24 viewsFor comparisons sake, a pair of photos of another house, which shows a wide strip of aluminum flashing (about 1 meter wide) being used which is a better way to do the roof flashing. (15-May-04/09-May-04)dozer
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23 viewsThe roof tile is wired on to hold it in place. Notice the tile sits in place on the 1 * 1 metal cross beam. dozer
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22 viewsThe nearly complete roof truss. Still to be added are 12 heavy guage 2 * 4 lengths of metal to reinforce the support capacity of the truss. The roof needs to support 8 metric tons of roof tiles. Also seen, two of the three areas of glass blocks used in the house. dozer
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22 viewsCement work on the roof tiles. (26-Apr-04)dozer
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