The photos show a progression of action in the process of placing trusses on the theater frame to support the roof. (Be sure to click on the pictures so you can see what's really going on). Yard work is needed first--the trusses, 80 feet long, must be given a final prep before being borne aloft. Then each is lifted to the top and lowered into place. There the men await to assist in the placing of each truss. These men, one at either end, then weld the truss into its final destination. This process for each truss can take as little as 15 to 20 minutes. It will take the afternoon of one day and the morning of the next to get in place all the trusses as well as the floors of the catwalks and anything other metal frame that must go close to the inside top of the theater. Subsequent blogs will feature more pictures and explanations of this whole process which captivated the viewers on the fourth floor (convent) of the school. Answered will be such questions as, "How can the crane operator know where to go with anything he's put aloft?"
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