Project: Framing and Cutting Rafters

Bob and contractor Bob Ryley raise an exterior wall on the second floor and Ryley goes on to how to use a framing square.

Bob meets with a project manager for the restoration of the U.S.S. Constitution, “Old Ironsides”, dry-docked in Boston Harbor. They review the 21-inch-thick hull walls, the timbers in the keel, and the copper plating on the outside of the hull.

Bob reviews the construction layout of the first floor. The old kitchen has been ripped out to make way for a foyer, coat closet, and staircase. In the garage, a steel beam, or girt, has been placed in order to support the weight of the second floor.

Bob remarks on how much progress has been made in one week of work on the Wayland project home. The footings have been established and the crew has begun building walls.