The Deltec Arrives !

The big day ! The arrival of our Deltec home on two 73' tractor-trailers ! All of our road work paid off - each truck made it to the top, got oriented for the turn around, then backed-in as close to the house site as possible (about 250' away). The weather was perfect - sunny, around 50 degrees (it snowed that night !). The 8 AM truck contained all of the floor and roof trusses, and some of the pre-cut plywood. It took our team of 8 people (+ 1 bobcat driver) 3 1/2 hours to unload, and send the driver, Adam, on his way. The 12 PM truck was an hour late, and contained the heaviest parts - the 34 wall panels. That was hard work for the team. Each panel weighed ~400 pounds, and had to be individually moved off the truck, placed on the forks of the bobcat, secured to the bobcat, transported to its lay-down area, unloaded from the bobcat, and secured. We finished at 6 PM, with a tired, cold crew ! But, most importantly, we did succeed in safely unloading the trucks.

First truck is ready to tackle our hill before sunrise.	Truck nears the 'big turn' at the top of our hill.	A 5-point turn and the trailer is backed into unloading position.
The center support pole for the first floor ceiling trusses.	The first floor ceiling trusses are unloaded.	The roof trusses.
I hope we can figure out how all this lumber goes together.	Carrying the trusses to the lay-down area.	Part of the ring that holds the roof trusses.
Screens for the sliding glass doors.	The crew slides a wall onto the forklift.	For walls with no windows, more than one can be moved at once.
Another wall is positioned on the forks.	The Bob Cat moves a wall to the lay-down area.	Solid wall sections are stacked as they come off the truck.
And trusses are stacked in another area. Several lay-downs were tucked in among the trees.	Walls with windows must be stacked on their sides. Racks were built on-site for this purpose.	Bracing on the rack for walls with windows.

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Copyright © 2003 Steven and Kathryn London