Raising the SIPs, Part 5: Troubleshooting the Cheek Walls

Two more panels up today- and although they were small, they made sure we worked for it. Today we installed the "cheek walls" to the Tiny House. A cheek wall is the name for that section of wall that will form a triangle between the less steeply pitched dormer roof and the normal roof pitch. It looks like all the small mistakes we didn't notice we were making up until this point decided to make themselves felt, and unlike the rest of the panels, these two didn't just slip perfectly into place.

So we (well, mostly Sam- we only have one ladder inside the Tiny House, and he's taller and stronger than I am- so I was relegated to the role of photographer/gopher for most of the day) set ourselves to the task of bringing the two panels into alignment with each other. 

Fortunately, the displacement between the two panels wasn't too bad, and with the help of his trusty bar clamps and a good old ratchet strap, Sam was able to bring the ends together.

Shortly after this photo was taken, we had to disassemble the whole clamp/strap rig in order to apply some construction adhesive between the panels, and then reassemble all the clamps that the strap to keep the panels in place while Sam nailed the hell out of them. Once we were done, they were securely fastened in the correct alignment, and we were pretty proud of ourselves.