Here you see Joseph and John installing Advantech floor sheathing on top of 14” floor trusses. Floor trusses are popular because you can span longer and you can hide most of the electrical, plumbing, and heating in this type of floor system.

Eric is working on the DeWalt chop saw. He is cutting 2x6 studs to supply the other workers with the material needed to build walls.

John and Joseph just finished building a 2x6 exterior wall with one door opening. They lay their measurements out on the bottom plate 2x6, build it on the floor, attach the sheathing, install the Tyvek house wrap, and stand the wall up.

Building In Action

After the wall is stood up and braced, Joseph and John begin on the side wall, while Vik and Eric begin working on the wall on the other end of the structure.

Al, Joseph and John are finishing the framing on the side wall. They are making sure the correct size header is installed and added small 2x6 pieces above the header to allow the weight load to be supported properly.

Here is a beautifully built wall. There is a double doorway in the center and a big window on each side of the doors .

Al from Al's Contractors, Inc. and Travis Bradley from McCarroll Construction talk over job progress and what is planned for the next few days.

Joseph is cutting 2x4 wall studs for the interior walls of the structure. He is a great framing crew team player. Joseph takes his work very seriously, asks questions to make sure he is doing a particular job correctly, and he is definitely a leader in training .

Here Rogers and Son Crane Service is getting ready to set the roof trusses. The other workers from Asheville Framing & Building are on the inside of the building double checking the layout and getting ready to nail and brace the trusses once they are in place. DPI Grading used their bobcat to stop the trusses from sliding downhill for this phase.

Barry cuts some of the lumber to make the jacks and tees for the closets on the second floor of the structure.

Drew was the truss setter on the right side of the building, while John handled the left side. It is very important to make sure the layout is perfect. Eric measured and marked the trusses on Drew's end, and when he had them in place, he would yell “nail it” to confirm that is exactly where the truss needed to be.

In the center of the building you will see Joseph nailing and securing the center. This is done to ensure the proper layout for the building code and the drywall contractors. A smart crew thinks about the other subcontractors that will be following their work. It is important to do it right. You may also see Perry doing center layout as the trusses are set.

While Drew was setting the trusses, Vik was cutting space blocking to set between the trusses to triple check proper layout and spacing. Vik passes the blocking up to Drew and he nails it off to connect the trusses.

Getting the center layout right is just as important as the ends of the truss. Some crews do this after the trusses are set. We had enough manpower on the job to have it done as we set the trusses. Here Joseph is securing the center.

As the crane is bringing the truss to the building, John is grabbing a hold of the left end to set it in place.

Perry and Vik get some more blocking ready for Drew and John.

Rogers & Son Crane did all the truss setting for us. They arrived on time, worked very well with the crew, and even though it was snowing on that particular day… Bodie, the crane operator stood ready to finish the job.

Vik stands waiting for the next request as Joseph, John, and Drew nail off a truss.

Here Joseph is attaching one truss to another to make a girder truss for a stairwell etc. Barry is coming up fast right behind Joseph doing the “X” bracing so the trusses won't even think about tipping over. The light snow and wind that day required many of us to work together and very fast.

After getting both girder trusses set and nailed together, Drew awaits the next one with the pneumatic nail gun in hand .

Eric worked with Bodie from Rogers & Son getting the trusses hooked up to the cable. Eric did the ground man work like a pro. Not one problem with the trusses not setting right. He also set up the guide rope to direct the trusses as they were being lifted.

A platform was installed in the trusses. This space is not intended for living area, but simply a storage space .

Drew is running the soffitt 2x4's. Some truss companies lower the gable truss so the soffitt will have more leverage on the gable end of the building. This is definitely the preferred way for us.

John and Joseph install the sub-fascia on the ends of the trusses. This is usually done before the roof sheathing / plywood is installed .

Here is an outside look of the structure being built. This is a staff dormitory with many suites inside. Stay tuned for more progress photos on this project and many more...

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Asheville Framing & Building built the staff dormitory at Young Life Windy Gap. McCarroll Construction was the Contractor on this project.