http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2.html It took a few days for the guys to complete the installation of the beam, ridge vent and soffit venting. So the daily posts aint gonna work - we’ll just do installments as theres something to see. In these images you’ll see the channel venting. This essentially allows air to flow from the soffits (eaves) up the rafters on the underside of the roofing deck to the ridge cap vent. Without this venting the underside of the deck will develop moisture during melting snows / hot cold cycles thus causing rot. The cure is airflow. In a normal roof you have an attic which does this. This way we can use all available height without having to have an attic. Insulation is attached directly to the roofing rafters. Of course this is only the outer shell - the ‘floating room in a room’ will have a layer of insulations on it also. Attaching insulation is about the most horrible thing to do. Glad to see the back of the first round done. http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2.html#0 22691be7-35dd-4598-aab7-4c64669ec8be http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2_files/Media/IMG_1323/thumb.jpg http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2_files/Media/IMG_1323/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_182_37"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">A view of the LVL beam installed</p></div></div> http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2.html#1 37b97157-e814-49ef-803b-2e75592b7e3b http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2_files/Media/IMG_1325/thumb.jpg http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2_files/Media/IMG_1325/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_182_37"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The beam is 29 feet</p></div></div> http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2.html#2 49d87ec8-03ec-4577-b082-d5f3eed064f2 http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2_files/Media/IMG_1326/thumb.jpg http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2_files/Media/IMG_1326/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_182_37"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Installing the channel from soffit to ridge keeping ventilation</p></div></div> http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2.html#3 58a9d927-ba96-4b32-9cd3-384d2c693f57 http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2_files/Media/IMG_1327/thumb.jpg http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2_files/Media/IMG_1327/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_182_37"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">I removed all the existing power circuits</p></div></div> http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2.html#4 b14412be-3b7c-4be5-a609-05e08c671ed7 http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2_files/Media/IMG_1329/thumb.jpg http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2_files/Media/IMG_1329/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_182_37"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Shows the soffit vent where the rafters join outside mini wall</p></div></div> http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2.html#5 2e553603-c76a-4b25-9fc1-55ebd3fc4f08 http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2_files/Media/IMG_1331/thumb.jpg http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2_files/Media/IMG_1331/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_182_37"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The channel is needed to keep insulation from roof deck</p></div></div> http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2.html#6 03c8fb96-33bc-44a2-ab57-69bf7354c877 http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2_files/Media/IMG_1346/thumb.jpg http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2_files/Media/IMG_1346/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_182_37"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"> Exterior shell Insulation completed</p></div></div> http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2.html#7 5ae7d331-81c4-4be5-a567-43ae08a257b5 http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2_files/Media/IMG_1347/thumb.jpg http://www.experientiastudio.com/Experientia_Studio/Phase_2_files/Media/IMG_1347/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_182_37"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Faced insulation is ok for this layer<br/></p></div></div>