Ridge Pole Support Logs Up!

Yesterday we lifted our first Ridge Pole Support Log (RPSL), and lifted the other two today. These logs go directly up from the basement to hold up the Ridge Pole at the center of our roof. Normally people put these logs up last, but we chose to put them in early so we could put up our first floor sooner.

 Here's Steve watching as Angelo set the first RPSL in place. We rested it between the south wall and the first floor girder.

Using the forklift to lift the first RPSL into place.

After about 2 hours of messing around with the machine, we got the first RPSL in place.

With the experience we got on the first day, the second RPSL went up in about an hour.

Before we knew it, the third RPSL was up. After each RPSL was in place, we drilled holes in our foundation to set brackets in place with anchor bolts. Then we drilled through the RPSL into the girder and held them in place with 1/2" x 6" lag bolts.