Another day at the office. This time, the office is in Berlin, Maryland, just west of Ocean City. Raising a 24x48' high-posted cape with a 10x24' kitchen addition.
Lifting the first bent (in this case Bent 5) off of the assembly area in the grass. We assembled on the grass to avoid messing around with the plumbing stubs sticking out of the slab.
Bent 4 coming to meet bent 5. Bent five is temporarily supported by two diagonal kickers to the mudsill and two come-a-longs to my truck, out of frame on the left.
John, master crane operator. 
Bents 4 and 5 up and connected with lower connectors hung with their braces by come-a-longs from above. Bents 3, 2, and 1 assembled on the ground.
Bents 2,3,4, and 5 raised, connected and joisted. End of day 1.
Last bent (bent 1) raised and connected.
Flying in a daisy chain of purlins.
Shed Rafters and collars hung from main rafters, waiting for shed wall section.
All done. Homeowner (right) and I nailing on the traditional evergreen sprig on the gable.
Completed frame. Trailer packed. End of Day 2. Next stop: Ocean City beach.
Post/Girt/Connector Joinery
Queen Post, Collar, Rafter joinery seen thru the stair opening.
The Strip, Ocean City, MD: 8 miles of high-rises, t-shirt shops, bars and traffic.
George Washington Bridge. New York City.
After two days of work and two days of driving, I'm quite happy to be home in Maine where things aren't quite so crazy and the weather is perfect.
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