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

[MotorSeven]

Better:

More better:

Lasers are a wonderful tool:

 

[MotorSeven]

I took 3 piles out this big:

Hippies are going to live here...Peace Brother:

 

[MotorSeven]

Then I used a ice and snow shield as a curtain to hang down from the sole plate over the Platon:

Now I am ready for the basement slab, and gravel to backfill the basement walls.

 

[tnmike]

Filling the back wall will be a good thing. That narrow walk board is an accident waiting to happen. :thumbsup:

Its really coming along. .

 

[bindian]

That there is still under debate.....she is leaning towards some shade of brown. The windows and doors are Desert Sand, so a tan or brown will go fine. On the last house I had a light tan, but the stove flue really stained it, so I am thinking something a little darker.

Rick,
I have always wanted a blue tin roof. That's my plan and I am sticking to it.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

Ok, I know y'all think I have been slacking, but on one of those "days off" I drove to Nashville to get the 4" Styrofoam boards....70 of them. I didn't want to tow a trailer, so I put the "Back Porch" on the truck(a 6x7' hitch extension that I built for another project). All the foam fit, but I ended up being one of "those guys" on the interstate.....you know the one's you look at and shake your head? Driving 55 mph in a 70, not a chance of seeing a tail or brake light....a wee little home depot red flag to "alert" drivers not to smack into my barrier of foam:ashamed: But, I made it 8 hrs without incident:thumbsup:

Rick,
Did you figure out how to "critter proof" the ends of the styrofoam?
hugs, Brandi

 

[MotorSeven]

Rick,
Did you figure out how to "critter proof" the ends of the styrofoam?
hugs, Brandi

Not yet. I am thinking a PT 1x4 covered with roof color matching 6"metal Gable trim & Drip Edge.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Not yet. I am thinking a PT 1x4 covered with roof color matching 6"metal Gable trim & Drip Edge.

Make sure the metal you use won't be affected by the chemicals in the pressure treated wood. I know your not suppose to wrap PT wood with aluminum coil stock as it reacts. Same with certain nails, the treatment in the wood destroys the metal nails.

 

[hawkeye08]

Nice progress!

 

[tnmike]

Are you planning on guttering the roof? Last winter here every metal roof I looked at had the gutters torn off by heavy snow. I would avoid them if possible. Your roof is especially steep and will make it even worse.