Across the Glulam beams 3″ x 6″ Double Tongue and Groove Planks were used. Weakest part of roof is 200 PSF across the longest beam. Otherwise the roof is 400 to 600 PSF.
![8 inch galvanized spikes and six inch plank nails. Good thing is my roof ain't moving.](http://lakestone.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_0561-300x225.jpg)
8 inch galvanized spikes and six inch plank nails. Good thing is my roof ain’t moving.
![10,000 more swings of that sledge hammer await for me. Tools I used to pound nails. Pre-drilled all holes.](http://lakestone.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_0592-e1520821109769-225x300.jpg)
10,000 more swings of that sledge hammer await for me. Tools I used to pound nails. Pre-drilled all holes.
![What would I do without you?](http://lakestone.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_0625-300x225.jpg)
What would I do without you?
![My neighbor across the street started much later than I and was finished 6 months later. I wonder why I didn't I build a stick-frame home and then go back to pounding 8 inch spikes.](http://lakestone.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_0620-300x225.jpg)
My neighbor across the street started much later than I and was finished 3 months after I took this photo. I wonder for a bit why I hadn’t I built a stick-frame home and then went back to pounding 8 inch spikes in a meditative stupor.
![I had my tricks to align the planks and keep them aligned while I nailed them in.](http://lakestone.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_0654-300x225.jpg)
I had my tricks to align the planks and keep them aligned while I nailed them in.
![That same hat and shirt. Nearing the roof end.](http://lakestone.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_0704-e1520820738695-225x300.jpg)
That same hat and shirt. Nearing the roof’s end.
![It's done, six weeks later. Thousand of nails and screws.](http://lakestone.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_0762-300x225.jpg)
It’s done, six weeks later. Thousand of nails and screws.
![Waterproofed the nail ends. Not really necessary, but I did it anyway.](http://lakestone.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_0760-300x225.jpg)
Waterproofed the nail ends. Not really necessary, but I did it anyway.
![Planks look good from underneath.](http://lakestone.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_0752-300x225.jpg)
Planks look good from underneath.