2x12s at 16" centers was a bad choice. Not much of an update - but for your entertainment I've linked a 10 minute video showcasing the my struggle of setting just one of those things in place.
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Barn update! Not as far along as I was hoping (for early July), but rafters are starting to go in place. 20ft 2x12s take a bit of muscling to get in place. 6 down, like uh, 42 to go.
87.4/71.3° today. Didn't realize I lived in New England's Death Valley, ugh. Silly little 8000BTU window unit has been cranking away all day. Poor thing, haha.
Those three consecutive mid-month days with the heat index well above 100° broke me. For the first time - and to my everlasting shame - I have installed... Not nearly enough for the whole house of course, but it provides a safe haven (in the guest bedroom) should it be necessary to retreat from the heat!
I split the uprights on every storm yesterday (no measurable rainfall), and so far, the same today. Even had a cell just pop up inches to the east of me. No rainfall whatsoever here today so far, ha.