Upon arrival at the job site, the team unloads the beams and makes final preparations for the raising. This includes calling the crane that will be needed to raise the bents and rafters. Also the floor is marked and cut as to where the beams will sit, once the frame is raised.
Here are the steps involved in a raising:
1.
The floor is marked and cut as to where the beams will sit.
2.
Once the floor is prepared for the raising, the bents are then pre-assembled in the order that they will be raised.
3.
With the use of a crane the bents are carefully raised into place (see picture). Connecting members are then inserted from one bent to another in order to keep the frame together.
4.
The top plates, ridge beams and rafters are also raised into place by crane. This solidifies the overall frame, enabling to become self-supporting structure.
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The final step in the raising process is to make sure that the frame is level and square. All is now ready for the stress-skin panels.
