The Log house Project begins........

[weldingisfun]

I spent 8 solid hrs cutting out the rafters and loading them on my trailer. My driveway up to the house has 2 moderate to steep inclines. I made it up the first one spinning most of the way(4WD Low), but on the second incline all 4 tires were spinning & I came to a stop. Best estimate is about 10k lbs on the trailer, with most of the weight back off the hitch. I locked the brake, put it in park, jammed a big rock under the trailer tire and walked down the driveway to my neighbors. He gave me a ride down to my tractor where I grabbed a 30' tow strap, then squeaked by the truck in the ditch. We hooked up the tow strap and pulled the truck/trailer up the hill. I was very lucky it did not pull me backwards down the hill.

Anyway, they are on site ready for the Crane. I am picking up 8 more bucks of scaffold in the AM.
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I saw your problem in your next post, MotorSeven. You should have been towing with a Dodge Ram.:laughing:

Looking good!:thumbsup:

 

[bindian]

I saw your problem in your next post, MotorSeven. You should have been towing with a Dodge Ram.:laughing:

Looking good!:thumbsup:

Yep, that was the whole problem.
hugs, Brandi

 

[tony Cecil]

HI

The person who installed the roof -three yrs ago-- dropped by for a visit....He has some problem with the tin with the air space beneath it....Apparently there is some new ideas that it should go flat on the felt or ice and water shield.....I have always thought an air space was a good thing, but I can see how the condensation could possibly be heavier with the moist air VOLUME under the tin.....You might want to ask another person--maybe a roofer--what they think.....The rood is such a critical deal, and you are working so hard, you deserve the best.....Tony

 

[BlacknTan]

When I built my camp, there were two schools of thought... A "cold roof" and a "hot roof," depending on the air space under the tin..
I think I went for a cold roof, meaning air circulation under the metal..

 

[tnmike]

I wonder if the Kioti would have pulled the trailer up there without spinning?

 

[MotorSeven]

I saw your problem in your next post, MotorSeven. You should have been towing with a Dodge Ram.:laughing:

Looking good!:thumbsup:

Ha! ......in all fairness to the D-Max, once we got my trailer unloaded we found that the heavy improperly balanced load had actually broken the welds where the trailer bed meets the frame in the front...I almost had a "tilt bed trailer" at the worst possible time.



Mike, the Kioti ended up pulling both the truck and trailer up the hill:thumbsup:

Black & Tan you are right, I did more research and found many opinions on both "hot" and "cold" roofs. To be honest I don't know which one is better. here is my thought, an air space above the 3" of Styrofoam might allow the underside of the roof tin to sweat. But, at least it can vent itself up through the "V" groves in the tin and this all occurs between the tin and the . styrofoam...not the decking. I wonder if a vapor barrier on top of the styro would help?

Anyway...BIG NEWS>>>>>>>>>>>THE rafters are UP! I had quite a crew...all friends, some hired(pulled them off their regular jobs). There were two up on the top of the scaffolding, teo down on the top of the wall, two rigging the rafters for the hoist, one taking pictures(she took 181 of them) and one crane operator. We got it done in 5 hrs..........pic's for your enjoyment:::::::

Putting up the first section of ridge beam:

Rafters going up:

Putting up the second and final ridge beam:

 

[MotorSeven]

Ready

ing the hoist:

Ground crew really breaking a sweat:

Getting close to the end of the house:

 

[MotorSeven]

All big rafters done...now for the gable rafters:

Hanging the last two gable rafters:

DONE!!!

 

[tnmike]

Looks great. I would say that the trailer welds cracked when the drawbar bent. You are going to be amazed that the ball held up when you see how its made

 

[MotorSeven]

Interior shot:

The Crane:

All in all everything went well. I did forget to cut the butt & pass tails off the exterior of the walls at the corners as they interfered with the rafters. A quick zip with the chainsaw took care of that. When the Tie poles went up we did suck the wall in a little too much to compensate for a bow "out"...this created a "bow" in. So several of the birds mouths show a gap on the exterior wall. I knew this would occur, so I am ok with it. I could have compensated for this by measuring each ridge to wall distance and custom cutting each rafter. It would have taken way too much time, and @ $75 an hr for the crane I can live with a few exterior rafter gaps. The Crane ended up being $600 and change, crew about $150.... all reasonable and safe...I like safe.

Victory dinner,,,,Miller High Life and Pizza:thumbsup: