Some Surmountable Problems, Erecting More Steel and Garage Panels

Bill and I were erecting the 24 x 18 West annex and having a good time.  We got the center beam and the end arch up.  I went in to rest (haha).  Bill stayed out and put away tools, etc.  Among the etc, was a time of contemplation and enlightenment.  He noticed that the beam was 6 ft short.  In this picture, you can see it readily.  His brother, Tom, came over and helped us out, and suggested that since we had that beam and arch secure, and since we found out from the fabricators that they were going to add to THAT end of the beam, he thought that we should try to walk the arch and beam down 6 ft to where it shows in this picture.  Much better than disassembling and reassembling.  AND, he helped put up the rest of the arches!  Only the beam extension and end arch to go!

 A view from our driveway.

Here you can see in the foreground, the 6 x 18 tunnel which actually is a dead end and will be used as a wine cellar/pantry off the kitchen.  It will be a cooler room due to some extra insulation on the walls near the house and less insulation as you go further into the pantry.  So the soil should keep it cool and at a relatively constant temperature. In the background, you can see the 24 x 18 west annex arches.  And in the middle, securely lashed down are some of the 40 x 66 arches and in the distance on the left is our driveway.  I should note here that the other problem that we found was that the 2 beams that make up the 66 ft beam get bolted together.  However, the inventory sheet did not specify any bolts that size.  So they are being sent to us by the fabricators.

 A view from our driveway taken the day before the steel erection above was one.