Ridge board is up

Without too much effort (surprisingly) Jim and I were able to mount the ridge board on the gable center studs. It's a 20' 2x12 and not too light. We were able to set in place by fashioning a 12' 2x4 into an extension pole. It worked out pretty well. The rafters will be doubled 10' 2x6 boards to make a 2x12. These are the leftover boards that weren't going to be used. It also makes for easier handling than single 2x12 rafters. We had a real difficult time getting the angled cuts (plumb cuts, seat cut and bird'smouth) to line up correctly. Given that the roof has a 12/12 slope (1/2 pitch) the angles are pretty easy to figure out; however, once we made the cuts the rafters didn't quite line up with the ridge board or the top plate. I've made the decision to wait for some guidance from our friend/consultant, Ben.



Here's how we left things today:





Check out the homemade scaffolding: