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

[MotorSeven]

How about just a safety net down below?

Trust me, if it were up to me I would leave the "Infinity" deck look. My wife seems to have a different opinion:laughing:

she wins

 

[Iplayfarmer]

she wins

...and nobody loses.

Good call.

 

[tony Cecil]

M7

I happened to walk past a `wire` guarding today , along a river, and it was quite interesting how your eye doesn`t focus on the wire, but more on a distant object...The strands were quite close together, maybe five inches, and it really didn`t make any difference.....I know it sure doesn`t look rustic, but it did do what you are thinking about. I personally liked your `branch` look, and think you would be pleased with the look...Tony

 

[Obed]

M7

I happened to walk past a `wire` guarding today , along a river, and it was quite interesting how your eye doesn`t focus on the wire, but more on a distant object...The strands were quite close together, maybe five inches, and it really didn`t make any difference.....I know it sure doesn`t look rustic, but it did do what you are thinking about. I personally liked your `branch` look, and think you would be pleased with the look...Tony

Saturday my wife and I went to Lowes and looked at high tensile wire. They had some 1/4" galvanized stranded wire covered with clear vinyl. The wire was $95 for 250 ft. The hardware required to attach both ends of one cable was $11.50. We are probably going to go for this solution when we finish our back porch and deck. The prospect really makes me happy. I was dreading obstructing our view with normal porch railing.

Obed

 

[Bill 55]

Buddy of mine built a large deck on his camper at the lake. He ran 1/2 inch galvanized conduit horizontally between the uprights instead of spindles or railing boards.It looks neat, doesn't obstruct the view, and wasn't super expensive.

 

[MotorSeven]

Obed, check out Tractor Supply first, I think you will fine the wire cheaper there. They have the stranded cased wire, but also look at the slick galvanized 1/4" or 1/8" wire(not in plastic sheathing). That stuff is very strong and you won't have to worry about the sheathing discoloring/cracking over time. I use the same wire except in aluminium for my elec horse fence...Alum because it breaks easily when a cow or horse gets tangled up in it. Galvanized won't break very easily at all, but it can because it is not stranded, just one heavy wire.
14 gauge:
http://www.tractorsupply.com/bekaert-14-gauge-galvanized-electric-fence-wire-1-2-mile-spool-3601059
12.5 gauge:
http://www.tractorsupply.com/high-tensile-wire-12-1-2-ga-4-000-ft-coil-3601326

Bill, yes, EMT painted black would be real cheap(.50 cents a baluster).........hmmm, options, options:thumbsup:

 

[tractorshopper]

M7, been following this thread for quite a while. Desperately jonesing for an update.

 

[MotorSeven]

M7, been following this thread for quite a while. Desperately jonesing for an update.

Stand-by....we decided to sell some real estate(no, none of our farm land) to fund the log house. I will be ordering the big gable glass and the rest of the 8" stove pipe for the wood stove this week. $ will get things moving again:thumbsup:

Weather permitting(we have had a lot of rain) I will be skidding logs and milling the rafters and purlins for the front and back porches.

 

[955Lincoln]

Lots of rain here too M7 and the ground still hasn't frozen yet....such a mess!

 

[MotorSeven]

Lots of rain here too M7 and the ground still hasn't frozen yet....such a mess!

a veritable pig waller here, but I do have two 22 ton loads of gravel on the way this morning which will help.

Oh, and lots of RAIN in the forecast