On Saturday, Angela and I travelled to Newmarket to help Sandy and Teresa install trusses for the roof of their new house. They bought the house last year and have been renovating it themselves as much as possible. We saw it once before in the winter after they had removed most of the interior drywall, but this time I was quite shocked to see almost nothing left of the house except for the outer walls.

Our task for the day was to take the 29 trusses that were stacked on the front lawn and lift them up so that they could form the roof of the house. The weather was very hot, with the sun beating down on us all day, but we all managed to stay hydrated and the job was done by five o'clock, right on schedule.

This is a selection of photos that Angela and I took during the day.

• Upper left: A view of the back of the house as it looked when we got there in the morning.
• Upper right: The first truss going up. I can't wait to see the vaulted ceiling when it is finished.
• Middle right: The trusses were heavy and awkward. The more hands we had, the better.
• Lower left: Most of the first 20 small trusses are up. Fran and Angela are making sure the scaffolding doesn't roll away.
• Lower right: All 29 trusses are in place! There is still a lot of work to be done on the front of the house.

Technical details: These photos were all taken with my Rebel XT + kit lens at 18-42mm, ISO 100, f/8 for 1/800-1/160th of a second.