08/21/2026
Been framing a timber frame porch this week. Got some of the roof boards on today. All the timbers came from cc Allis, we half planed them to knock down the rough spots and that really brings out the grain. This porch is huge, 1128 square feet. There are two “bastard valleys “ in it. That is the actual technical term!! They start out wide and get narrow, so the pitch changes every rafter with a level ridge beam. There were a couple moments where I thought Jared and I might actually have a simultaneous stroke. It was a head scratcher at times.