TLDR: Pier/post and beam foundation went up, subfloor constructed.
About two tons of lumber ready to make the trip to NC.
It's all downhill from here.
It starts out as a balancing act of posts and 2x10's.
Three girders support the cabin, each consisting of three 2x10" boards spanning the length of the cabin. I opted to frame the floor joists directly onto the girders, so the joists are initially framed to the 'inner' 2x10s of each girder, then the remaining 2x10's are sandwiched together to complete the girders.
A 2x10" will eventually fill the gap down the middle of the central girder.
The outer girders are cantilevered 12" beyond the front, and 36" beyond the rear of the foundation to support the rafters of the A-frame beyond the main footprint of the cabin (eaves).
Probably not going to tip over.
6x6" posts and 4x6" knee braces. These joints will (eventually) be reinforced with steel plates.
Steel plate, cut...
bent...
drilled...
...and powdercoated.
I installed j-bolts into the concrete caps when I constructed the piers. I drilled the steel plates for the j-bolts on-site, and fastened everything with 5/8" hardware.
Although there are Simpson ties on each floor joist to bear lateral loads from the outer girders through the inner girder, the subfloor sheathing also covers the center girder to add additional shear strength.
The outer girders are each capped with a 2x8" and a 2x4" which will serve as a sill plate for the rafters of the A-frame, as well provide a 'cleat' for the notch in the rafters, which will oppose the lateral forces exerted by the rafters.
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