3R Home and Barn Project

[RobJ]

I was talking about the one in your post #284...the first pic. Looks like it's right behind the house. Those always look like fun to hike, until you get real close.

Wow that's cool!

[3RRL]

Oh that one.
Yeah, we've hiked up that one several times, and you are right, it IS steeper than you think. We use the game trails which have switchbacks so it's easier to hike. There's a pond up over that saddle for cattle. There's usually a lot of wildlife around it too. I don't take the ATV there since it's not my property, but I do hunt up there with the rancher who owns it (2,000 acres). Past his land is all BLM and open for hunting or camping. He doesn't mind us hiking through it and encourages us to shoot coyotes up there. There's no house on it and he just grazes cattle on it.

On the South/West side is another 10,000 ranch, but I don't know them. Man, they are always shooting over there too. The River goes through part of their spread and they have a bunch of wild hogs down there.

[3RRL]

I went up last weekend to get more pictures of the progress so I will share that with you. But I was pretty disappointed at the damage I found at my camp.

BROKEN CAMP

I spent most of the weekend working on it and not on anything else. Anyway, where did I leave off? Last time the roof was no on yet right? Well here are some pictures showing the progress from far off. First one is from the street and the next couple are from the meadow where South Camp. (Grass is starting to grow again in the meadow) This is the first time we've been able to see the home from down here. It's big.

[3RRL]

When we arrived late in the evening, it was too dark to see anything. We walked up to the homesite in the morning to see what it looked like. It was overcast and ended up raining pretty hard after getting these pictures.

Here are the same views from similar angles to show some of the progress they made. The log home next to the garage, then walking around to the left to get the other views. It's starting to look like something now that the roof line has been added.



Here, Loretta and Wes are upstairs exploring. Wes is especially interested in choosing which of the bedrooms he wants. He says he wants the one on the North because he likes the view better. hahaha, what a kid. Anyway, some pictures of the interior now.

[3RRL]

These pictures show some of the fitting they did and the insulation used where the logs stopped. It is interesting to see how good the fits are. The others are more interior pictures and my dog Coco checking it out.



Below is Wes checking out the upstairs trying to make his mind up. Then me down in the crawl space where a door was installed. We had them put this door in to take advantage of all that space down there. What do you think about making some shelves down there to store firewood ... or at least what I'll be using to heat?

[3RRL]

Moving around the other side of the house, this is what it looks like from behind and below the garage. The peaks and valleys formed by the roof line gives it a lot of character now. The other views show what it looks like from the decks that run around the home.
Also one shot of the many Longhorns that are our neighbors.
One time they broke the fence and I had to herd them with the tractor.

[bones1]

Your home is coming along nicely.I too am impressed with the precision of the log joints, looks like you have a real builder there.
You should be very proud of what you and your family have accomplished.

[GuglioLS]

Rob,

Very impressive progress report with excellent photos. It's really taking shape with the roof lines. I guess it wont be long now till they install the metal roof?

What will be the final material / finish for the outside perimeter deck floor? I see they are laying OSB over the deck floor joists, is that temporary for construction or an underlayment to something else?

Very impressive indeed!

Larry

[TBDonnelly]

Originally Posted by 3RRL

Then me down in the crawl space where a door was installed. We had them put this door in to take advantage of all that space down there.

In Michigan, we call that part of the house a basement. The ceiling appears to be 8 to 9 foot high?

Don

[3RRL]

Steve,
Yeah the builder is a good one.
Every visit I am amazed at the progress. It's not like I have to stand over him to get things done either. I'm only there every other weekend!

Larry,
Roof is next.
I'm hoping to see it on when we return for our Thanksgiving and anniversary vacation. The OSB is temporary on the decks for them to walk around. There will be 2x6's down there.

Don,
Thanks for posting.
That is very tall down there. This part is unfinished but there is a small area 396 sq/ft that is finished. I'm thinking of finishing this part ourselves at a later date.