Welcome back to Part 4 of our Outdoor Kitchen Build! In case you missed them, Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 are here for you to catch up.
✂️ Trimming the Posts ✂️
The first thing was to cut off the tops of the posts to the angle of the rafters.
Even though the blades were new, it took at least 3 minutes per post to cut off. I used the 2x8 rafters as my cutting guide, being careful to not let the blade dip into cutting the rafter. I used a 12" reciprocating saw blade and a few tanks of elbow grease to get the job done.
🔩 Simpson Brackets 🔩
🔨 Nailing the Brackets On 🔨
Each of the Simpson brackets uses eight 1.5" galvanized hanger nails. These are nails specifically made for use with Simpson brackets. The brackets ultimately go on each side of the rafters for maximum strength, but I only put them on one side for now to save from messing up somehow. Once all the purlins are in place, I will go back and fill-in the needed brackets. Careful measurement was key to keeping everything lined up, so I measured from the ends of the rafters.
🙌 Put Your Purlins Up 🙌
With the brackets in place, It was a matter of sliding the 2x6 purlins into the brackets and nailing them with the bracket nails. This was one of the easier jobs with the project... easy to drop in, and just nail away!
With the purlins up, I then went back and filled in with the rest of the brackets.
🏁 Done! 🏁
It is amazing how the purlins made the Outdoor Kitchen take shape! It gives us a great idea of how it will look in the end.
🎥 The Video 🎥
Video covering the purlin installation.
Coming up next...
Metal Roofing!!!
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Until then,
@greenacrehome
