Video #16: Our Barndominium ROOF TRUSSES Are Too BIG For The Crane?! (42ft!)

It's time to lift and lay the roof trusses on our modern style barndo house. It's a "Mondo" (modern barndo) with a single slope shed style roof, and we are using parallel cord trusses to maximize our use of space!
But at 42 feet long, our trusses are TOO BIG for our crane operator to lift!
With a bit of creativity, they come up with a solution to keep everyone safe AND get those trusses in place
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[@patkelly7999]

Great stuff Suzanne, Erik and Earen, well done Everybody💯👌👍🙏😎

[@bobbolieu9013]

Having the size of garage that you do adds to the massive size of your house. Put a 4 car garage on any house and it is going to feel massive.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Agreed! The house is full of Illusions :)

[@bobbolieu9013]

@This1LifeWeLive I see it more as an exercise in perspectives. The house is a lesson on how we see things. Right now there are a lot of vertical lines. Vertical lines makes objects appear taller. It also has a lot of horizontal lines that of course build length into our view. Right now there isn't much to bridge those sight lines. As the trim and siding, the doors and windows with their own lines in the doors, including the garage doors, come into the design the way that your house is seen will change. This holds true for the interior as well. My background is in the mechanical side of things, mechanical engineering, mostly in the area of manufacturing. However my first love, and my strongest desire is Architecture and Architectural Engineering. I have designed, built and remodeled serval buildings. I was able to work in a unique arena of Architecture for over 7 years: Air Supported Structures and Tensile Structures. A very challenging and rewarding industry. I say that not to toot my horn. I share that so that you can see that I'm not spouting a bunch of hot air.

[@mattutke4704]

Great video of the house Suzanne, I'm just glad none of the construction workers got hurt, sometimes it takes a little longer than expected to have the work done but they wear doing the job right, you don't always want to rush it either

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Exactly! When you rush is when you get hurt! They took their time and were careful :)

[@thomasr.miller5553]

😁That looked a bit sketchy . And they Got R Done with acrobatic precision. great video thanks

[@This1LifeWeLive]

I agree!

[@eugenemoor1570]

Step by step gets the job (house) complete. Stay safe.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

And it's coming along quickly too!

[@robertkent2466]

Good job, they are up and nobody got hurt. With your overhang angled up, it looks good. If it angled down, more overhang would help shade your walls from the elements.

[@ruralridez6165]

This was my first time seeing the trusses going up wish I could of been there but duty calls and people need there cars back on the road.

[@jasonbusch3624]

Angie said build a kitchen in the basement and she will move in lol

[@This1LifeWeLive]

LOL then the township will REALLY be on our case!

[@yanceylindley5172]

Its going to look great when finished! I like that design.

[@ruralridez6165]

It will take us awhile to get everything done. The landscape should really help the look.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

You know, when Erik first saw the idea on a home plan site, we liked it because it was different . . . but NOW, it's the TREND out here! Almost all of the custom homes we have come across being being built right now, ARE the same single-slope design! within 10 miles we counted 5 including ours :O

[@danielrandolph9170]

That a boom truck !! Not a crane not being a smarty but it's a difference good video

[@This1LifeWeLive]

LOL, you know I think you are right, but his name says "The Crane Guy", lol!

[@andreacrashe9894]

*Trusses up.... now onto the next step of the build. 🙂 A few close calls with a couple of the trusses... but in the end no one got hurt. 🙂The lads are working hard getting this home built for you all 🙂 Looking forward to see the next part 🙂nz*

[@This1LifeWeLive]

It was definitely a bit of a nail biter, but they were very careful and kept watch of the situation :)

[@bradhazen3897]

i like your new home

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Thankyou!

[@BeverlyBendo-bc4gn]

one of those window benchs would look awesome at that big window

[@ruralridez6165]

I want to do a small round bar height table with two chairs.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Part of our problem now is figuring out where to put furniture and not block the view, lol

[@stevestepanek6221]

Looking good

[@GTFarming]

Two words to being that high up and it F*** That but looking good so far and enjoying this series

[@This1LifeWeLive]

yeah climbing around up there was NOT my cup of tea, lol!

[@lizbiancoismydesignsherpa]

That was stressful to watch! Seeing your husband enjoying that view gave me ideas!💪 looks amazing

[@ruralridez6165]

I am very excited seeing this come together. We have been waiting 10 years for these days to come.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

I finally joined pintrest so I have been logging bathroom ideas, also found lots of good ads with things like lighting. I'm not going to lie, I think the inside is going to be over the top, lol!

[@lizbiancoismydesignsherpa]

@@This1LifeWeLive I KNOW so 😂🤣

[@arzamumma1202]

Hi Sue..............thanks for your video, interesting following the build. Every one stay safe 🙏🙏 Bye

[@williamwright8286]

That was Intense! Good job

[@This1LifeWeLive]

I'm glad no one got hurt!

[@davidwittmer8806]

Awesome video Suzanne, house coming along nicely. Them young fellas sure are daredevils! 💕

[@williamkelley5927]

Looking good there girly. The hard parts are winding down.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

They are! Just needs roofing materials, then roof, then windows/doors and siding :D

[@southtexashay777]

Your new home is really coming along. Congratulations

[@billyshumate853]

Great video Suzanne. Nice trick with the fake poop 😂😂. No way they could have done that in two hours. It's coming together nicely. Take care and have a blessed and safe week and I'll see you on your next video

[@This1LifeWeLive]

It was a total of 72 trusses to set :D

[@danielrandolph9170]

I agree outside looking huge

[@danielrandolph9170]

Good truss laying higher off the ground it takes more time for sure !

[@johndoyle6697]

Hi Suzanne. Once the roof is on the build will really start to fly.Hopefully the siding goes up before the first snow.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Hi John, yes the siding is due in September, the builders are taking a quick break to build a barn on another property while we get Hvac, plumbing and electrical roughed in :)

[@Richc522]

Just came across your channel and will be following along. I think you should look into the bouncy floor before you go much further

[@This1LifeWeLive]

You know it's funny, because we watched this video (it was shot about a month earlier) and we both realized somehow the bounce went away! Not sure if it was from the roof, or the builders fixed it, but it bounces no more :)

[@ruthbrown2186]

Look for program/app for tv to look like a pictures.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

I've had that suggested a few times, lol, but I'd really like some real artwork ;)

[@timwickersham869]

Personally speaking of course,,,I don't recommend a overhang at the top,,tornado winds get under that,,,and I get the reason for the back slope,,,snow removal lmao...

[@This1LifeWeLive]

We do have hurricane ties installed as per code, but maybe some extra ties are in order . . .

[@brads4667]

You seem to have a lot of space above the garage. Is that by design? Are you going to put a loft up there or storage. If not a window for natural light would be good. It just seem like you need something to break up the wall above the garage doors

[@This1LifeWeLive]

When Erik originally designed the plan, we had wanted a future loft in it to look over his Charger. But, partway through he got an offer on his car and decided to sell it. But he DOES want to put a stacker in there or a car lift, so the extra height will help with that. I had tried to talk him into a window too, but he didn't want one :P The garage doors will have some windows in them most likely, and we are planning eyebrows above the garage :)

[@gordbaker896]

That open stairwell is very dangerous.

[@ruralridez6165]

I have to get off my lazy butt and build a half wall there

[@DANDY1]

To be honest! It does at point kinda looks like motel/hotel?! Lol, alot lumber! What rhe highest point of the barndomium?

[@This1LifeWeLive]

LOL, it's the on going joke right now! The tallest point ground to top is 22ft I believe. . . . on BOTH front and back (walkout basement)

[@danielrandolph9170]

What type of Heat & AC are yal putting in ?

[@ruralridez6165]

heat pump/lp furnace pellet stove for cold days

[@brucealvarez9263]

Fake dog poop? Suzanne, it isn't nice to mess with your contractors!!!! You know how hard it is to get a good contractor ;) No safety harnesses, no net, made me nervous!!! Looks like the Crane Guy took your sand trap in stride. Do you maybe need some angle bracing between the floor joists to firm them up?

[@ruralridez6165]

I installed lateral 2x6 bracing where the truss engineers laid them out. There is a support wall running down the middle there is only a 17ft unsupported span.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

You know we were talking about that bounce last night. I had forgotten about it. After the roof was installed it vanished :)

[@bombadeer8231]

That’s not a crane. Lucky no one got hurt.

[@rogerschickel7704]

I see one thing that I would do is go over all the staple joints on the trust because they will pull apart after a while ,but love barn house

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Staple joints? Do you mean the nailer plates?

[@mnblkjh6757]

🇺🇸👍💐🙂

[@joeblow123]

was expecting an American flag nailed onto the last rafter. usually done when topping out a building !!

[@ruralridez6165]

thats would be so kewl. I was just telling Suzanne I want to get a flag pole.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Really, that's a neat idea, I have some in my truck too!

[@BobL84]

its not a house its a giant shed

[@ruralridez6165]

you are right that roof style is called a shed roof.

[@morgansword]

I still can not figure out why so big? Kids move out in such a short time and then your left with a huge house and can not take care of it because of age or work stress, many factors that I myself got fooled into thinking I needed. A one man show but three bedrooms, two full baths, laundry rooms times two, a secure room, my gun room, and then a three car garage. I only had one rig, a old pickup. I was a mechanic so guess what rig needed work but never got it. I know about how high taxes are on homes and then the insurance too. Damn Susan, you will be subletting out rooms to keep it clean. Wishing you kids the best, I kind of been busy watching the political arena. Since Kamala has had three years of running this phony government, I just hope she doesn't get to add the title of first woman president along with her tampon timmy, a true communist for sure.

[@ruralridez6165]

It looks huge on the outside but when you are in the house its very modest. It big but not too big. Its a very open feel. Maybe someday we can pass it down to a family member to take over the farm.

[@morgansword]

@@ruralridez6165 Camaras do not do show things as they are really are. I am happy that you are going to be living in what I call a real home. Mobil homes are real alright but so short a lifespan. :)

[@This1LifeWeLive]

I do agree that I wouldn't want Kamila to be our first female president. Lots of democratic women I'd take over her. Heck maybe even Polowsi as much as I can't stand her. I feel like Kamila represents too many bad stereotypes of women . . . I understand your viewpoint on the house too. WE really sat down and tried to plan long term for this thing. All of my family had full size houses as retirees, and as a kid I remember always having a place to sleep and play. That's what we are thinking long term, and even our adult kids when they came over to see the build, suggested having Sunday dinners here every week now that "we have the space". So long term, it will be a gathering place for family, and with the tree farm running it will be busy much of the time. It's set-up with extra emphasis on entertaining, so only 2 bedrooms.

[@morgansword]

@@This1LifeWeLive Thank you, I now get the ideas ahead... you might want to listen to a speech given by Newt Gingrich and his veiw points on how crooked this government has fallen to.

[@morgansword]

@@This1LifeWeLive I forgot to mention that her father, Donald Harris taught Marxism at Stanford University in the sixties. Kamala was around eight when she went with her dad and listened to him rant on his socialist ideas.

[@domading2759]

42' trusses are only medium size trusses.. We do 60'+ routinely.. 80' is not out of the question.. We put them up 3 at a time.. Your job is not a big job

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Out here it's considered large for residential ;)

[@domading2759]

@@This1LifeWeLive just a medium size build

[@mechanictaft4848]

You guys must not have set many trusses cause should have had spacer blks already with nails hanging all the way down both sides. Me and my ex 2 hours tops to set and brace .but I'm a master been doing since 89 monster mansions and you never yell at crane guy one guy gives hand signals . Those little thingsI would have prepared 8at a time bracing done . Makes me smile .also if you had spacer cut out block made you slam that on it holds truss while you nail into top plate .and the beginning should have had few t-braces built to hold everything from the git

[@This1LifeWeLive]

They haven't set trusses this size or shape before. They had expected it to take 2 hours max, but it proved to be more time consuming than their normal jobs.

[@fred-san]