Porte-cochere

[royce]

Designed it about a month ago and got the fabrication kicked off last week.
24" piles and columns
18" rafters, columns, main beams and knees
12" collar ties
4" purlins
42'x36'
Big project for my tired ***!
Pic of side elevation

Royce

 

[royce]

End elevation

Royce

 

[royce]

First rafter, collar tie, tail caps and purlin clips tacked off.

Royce

 

[Bighead38]

Nevermind Texas. Everything is bigger in Alaska, at least when Royce builds it. Where is this going to end up?

 

[royce]

Got the 4th out 6 rafters fit up and tacked off today.

Royce

 

[royce]

Nevermind Texas. Everything is bigger in Alaska, at least when Royce builds it. Where is this going to end up?

Out front of a friends lodge.

Royce

 

[Marctrees]

Pretty cool.

Watch your toes.

Marc

 

[cvairwerks]

Looks more like he was going to hang a bridge crane from it....

 

[matt_i]

42' x 36' (!!!???!!!)

Wow that is a large size.....that would be a very nice shop building!

 

[Firstram]

I hope you use a vise for the Topping Off ceremony!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topping_out

 

[Old Man Roger]

You could've just said carport and saved me the google search..lol

 

[lis2323]

Gonna be awesome. And HUGE[emoji481]

 

[Old Man Roger]

Reminds me of some of the old art deco style gas stations.

 

[Shiftless]

Looking good Royce! Your design and fabrication skills constantly amaze all of us.

Seems like you and your friends subscribe to this motto:

 

[Jayman17]

I'm all in for this one. It's a big'n!

Jay

 

[royce]

Thanks all,
Got the last rafter in the shop, ready to tack off.
That will feel good to get that phase complete and start on the columns and knees.

Royce

 

[36truck]

That's going to be HUGE. I thought you were going to build it out of wood at first by looking at the plans. Then I see the first column. WOW great work as usual.

 

[Marctrees]

30' high at ridge if I read the drawing correctly.

Marc

 

[rattle_snake]

Wow, more iron that 20 new cars. Looking forward to seeing it come together.

 

[Firstram]

Awesome project, what roofing material? Friend needs a covered entry...Royce says, hold my beer!

 

[LXCam]

Awesome project, what roofing material? Friend needs a covered entry...Royce says, hold my beer!

Roofing material?....come on this is Royce we’re talking about. It’ll be slabs of marble cut with nothing more then dental floss

 

[royce]

Thanks all,
I spaced the purlins so corrugated roofing would span and suggested galvanized or cor ten.

Royce

 

[Firstram]

Thanks all,
I spaced the purlins so corrugated roofing would span and suggested galvanized or cor ten.

Royce

Don't add too much weight. You have to consider snow load and the rafters are only 18" pipe.

 

[royce]

Don't add too much weight. You have to consider snow load and the rafters are only 18" pipe.

It is a bit spindly, but will probably be alright!

Royce

 

[royce]

All the rafters tacked off, ready for weld out.

Royce

 

[royce]

First of the column knees tacked off.
I think I like the way it gently comes into one.

Royce

 

[LXCam]

First of the column knees tacked off.
I think I like the way it gently comes into one.

Royce

Ya know what bud. You’re damn good at these petite, cutesy jewelry projects...damn good. But I sure hope the day comes when you take on something of real size and girth.....ya know, sumtin like this.





Man oh man I wish I was your neighbor, we’d get along great. It’s damn shame you get waaayyyy too much of that white stuff, that **** kills me.

 

[royce]

Thanks LXC,
I did spend a couple years on a bridge project, nothing of that magnitude though.
Those were a wild couple years, I think more work got done in the bar room than on the job!

Those days are gone, thank heavens.

You know, I'm about over these sorry winters up here, might need to start following the birds south in the fall.

Royce

 

[royce]

Good day, today was.
Finished tacking up the knees.

Royce

 

[royce]

And also got the first arch tacked off.

Royce

 

[Outwest]

Royce, I’ve got to say, you have some awesome projects!

 

[lis2323]

Royce, I’ve got to say, you have some awesome projects!

Agreed[emoji106]

 

[royce]

Thanks Outwest,
This one is really interesting to me.
Anxious to see it in it's setting, to see if it lives up to what was envisioned.

Royce

 

[royce]

Thanks Lis

Royce

 

[lis2323]

Thanks Lis

Royce

And here I thought I was the only one who knew what a porte cohere was. [emoji23]

Yours would be the spectacular industrial version and mine the domestic equivalent.

 

[Jayman17]

Anxious to see how this turns out. Royce, will you be able to get a photo in it's final location all put together? Very unusual project...

Jay

 

[royce]

Lis,
To be honest, I didn't know what it was until I was asked to build one!

Jay,
My roll in this project is to get it through fabrication.
The owners weldor will weld it out.
They will also set the pile, that it will set on.
When they are ready to erect, if I am available, I will lend a hand.
Anyhow, yes I'll post a pic when it all happens.

Thanks

Royce

 

[royce]

Progress,
Both arches tacked off.
Column knees tacked to main beams.
Started laying out 24"x18" reducers.
Started the end caps on the purlins.

Royce

 

[matt_i]

So I am curious how you are making the cuts in the large pipe? Torch or a mega-bandsaw? The fitups look extremely clean.

Also are you working in your own shop, the space seems larger than I had in my head from other Royce-projects?

 

[Old Man Roger]

Man it's even bigger than I thought..lol