Raising the Chalet

Finally, the day came to raise the chalet. As can be seen above, all of the finished timbers were placed on the high lift truck and moved to the site where the building was to be raised. We began by using a transit level to make equal and level stones to place the main posts of the building on. Finally we began to raise each of the main walls, tie beams and finally the ridge plate. All that work and the actual building only takes about a day to raise. It was a great feeling! Best of all, despite being high up around pieces that weigh 350 pounds, no one was injured.