Trusses going on to fresh mortar

[MortarThePoint]

Just now, Oz07 said:

God they are heavy. Ignore me lol wouldn't want to handball them

I know, 50kg fink trusses and I'd be laughing

[Mr Punter]

1 minute ago, MortarThePoint said:

 

I could delay the garage and carry on with the house. It will cost due to a second day of crane, additional delivery charge and chippie overhead

 

Delay both.  Probably won't rain anyway.  Unless you have built using Weetabix, one week exposure should not hurt.

[MortarThePoint]

6 minutes ago, Mr Punter said:

If you risk it and you lose the piers it will be more than a week  Avoidable structural collapse on a site does not look good.

 

I've wondered about asking the brickies to fill in part of the doorway with blockwork to add temporary strength. They could throw up 9m2 of blockwork in a couple of hours.

[MortarThePoint]

2 minutes ago, Mr Punter said:

Delay both.  Probably won't rain anyway.  Unless you have built using Weetabix, one week exposure should not hurt.

 

That messes both the chippie and roofers about on the house though

[Mr Punter]

3 minutes ago, MortarThePoint said:

 

I've wondered about asking the brickies to fill in part of the doorway with blockwork to add temporary strength. They could throw up 9m2 of blockwork in a couple of hours.

 

But that won't cure in time either.  I suppose you could put some acrows under the lintels.

[MortarThePoint]

Just now, Mr Punter said:

But that won't cure in time either.  I suppose you could put some acrows under the lintels.

 

Yes, I've hired 6 acrows for the steel beams anyway as I thought that would be wise.

 

Could set it using a rapid set mortar but...

 

I think I am probably torturing myself

[Mr Punter]

3 minutes ago, MortarThePoint said:

 

That messes both the chippie and roofers about on the house though

 

Blame the brickie.

[Declan52]

Get them all delivered on Tues and store the garage truss somewhere safe, sitting up against scaffolding tied in a few places. Without anything to lean them on your not going to be able to load the garage roof out which will give you a week or so to organise the crane to return and for everything to go rock hard. Don't let the brickie build them in one go either if it's not a rush. Build the blocks one day,prop them, go home and return and set the steel and finish it the next day.

[MortarThePoint]

1 minute ago, Declan52 said:

Get them all delivered on Tues and store the garage truss somewhere safe, sitting up against scaffolding tied in a few places. Without anything to lean them on your not going to be able to load the garage roof out which will give you a week or so to organise the crane to return and for everything to go rock hard. Don't let the brickie build them in one go either if it's not a rush. Build the blocks one day,prop them, go home and return and set the steel and finish it. 

 

Good advice. I've been going through the stages to acceptance: