Building Hunt Camp - Phase 2

As we pick up on the building of your hunt camp, we have the posts set, the concrete is poured around each post and we are ready to put our bands on and set the trusses. We are doing this because we decided it was easier to set trusses and put the roof on before the walls were in our way.

It's important at this point to state that this cabin is completely off the Grid. No electricity, No running water, not indoor plumbing. We will deal with these with some unique designs to be explained later. Now to the construction.

 So using 2x6 we placed a band all the way around the bottom and the top. Here it is critical to set grade. Meaning to put the bottom band exactly where you want your floor to be in relation to the ground. My brother used a transit to shoot grade and we marked everything to get the elevation perfectly level. From there we measured up and set the top band to ensure everything was level, plumb and at grade. (Here is where I found my mistake of being a shade out of square)

Top and Bottom bands in place
getting ready for Trusses

Once all of the bands were in place (We used 3" deck screws to secure the bands to the posts) it was time to set the trusses. I would highly recommend a minimum of three people to set the trusses, with four or five being even better. Each truss was set directly on top of a post for added support. The trusses were plumbed and secured with support bracing to the walls, and to one another.

End trusses set!

After the trusses are in place and secured now it time for the roof joists. In our building we opted to place the joists between the trusses rather than on top of them. Largely because this is how it was when we tore it down and we were using a lot of the original roof joists. Using joist hangers we placed the joists at two foot on center intervals between each truss. Once all of this was done we were ready for the roof.

Trusses and Joists complete ready
for roofing

Point we did all of this in one day.