Carriage House Building/Siding Technologies?

[rox]

Hazmat,
It is rarely feasible because fo the space required, but I have always prefered ramps over stairs to go to the second story. Perhaps under the ramp you could come up with grat storage solutions.

people always put in stairs but ramps are so much easier to walk up and down, IMHO... If you look at older people they will walk a ramp even if it is longer rather than taking stairs. Plus a ramp is so much easier to move things up and down with a dolly.

 

[dmccarty]

Any info on the manufacturer of the vinyl shingles?

Hazmat,

No info on the manufacturer is printed on the shingle/panel. Its in pretty good shape though. I'm guessing its 10+ years old and has been sitting in direct sun for a good 5 years. I'm about to throw it away. The edges of the panel look like they are 1/16 of an inch think. Its not brittle and still flexible.

Later,
Dan

 

[hazmat]

Dan,

Thanks for looking.

In other news - if it sounds too good to be true it usually is. The 6% fee of the firm mentioned above only applies to projects >$200K. Below that is time & material... I suppose it makes sense from a business perspective. I'll probably engage them to do some engineering work related to the heating system and insulation.

Wifey isn't so sure that she wants to start this project this year. So it might be a moot point anyway.

 

[scott_vt]

Scott,

For better or worse I was going to use Radiant Heating Systems from Radiantec to supply the system. I just checked their website and PEX was running from .42 to .69 cents a foot depending on size and type.

I did not get a chance to look at the siding panel I have. Worked my tail off building a shed shelter. It started as a real simple project two weekends back and now had taken roughly $700 and two full weekends. And the siding ain't up yet....

Later,
Dan

Mornin Dan,
Thanks for that great website ! Youve got my project juices flowing now Ive got all kinds of things running through my head

Thanks !

 

[Lloyd_E]

Hazmat,

We built a barn possible carriage house last year - search Lloyd Barn Project.

The footprint is 26.5'x30' with second floor loft. Exterior finish is board and batten with metal roof with sky light panels. It has a concrete pad with radiant floor heat - one zone for tack room and the other for the remaining section of the barn. The second zone will be used only when it no longer is a horse barn and becomes a work shop.

There are two 10'x10' double sliding doors on the gable ends.
Cost including rough road plus site prep and building is well under $30k.

Walls are 2x6 with boarding-in plus board and batten.

Lloyd

 

[dmccarty]

Let me plug "The Journal of Light Construction" magazine. If you are building or think you will be building in the future spend the money on the magazine. Its aimed at professional builders/craftsman and has lots of very good info on tools, materials, and techniques. They have a website, Journal Light Construction: Home Page, that is awesome. The website has every article they have published. You can search to find the articles, keep them in your own library, etc. If you are not a member of the website you can still search and read a sumary. I think you can buy the articles ala carte but you should just sign up for the site.

I just looked at my "library" and its a history of the projects I have done over the years. Bathroom design, kitchen design, tool reviews, pole barn articles, etc.

Back to siding. I have been building a shed "barn" it started small and grew larger as I went. I have been playing with several different designs so its not a disaster. As this project morphed into one of my earlier ideas I needed siding. I like the Hardie(sp?) products since its pretty hard for cement board to rot but how do I install the stuff? I tried the Hardie site and they refered to local codes for nailing schedules. The actually used a diagram from JLC in their literature. So I went to the JLC site and found the information that I needed.

I used the 4x8'3/8 panel product and screwed it in with special screws they have for their tile cement backer board that I had left over from a bathroom remodel. The problem with the product is cutting it. I can be done with circular saws but it produces a real mess that can cause lung problems. There are snips for around $200 that will cut the stuff with less mess but much slower. I only had to cut a small corner to fit and a utility knife will do the job. Just slowly. This weekend I'll have to cut some triangles which is going to be interesting to do with a utility knife....

They have panels are long "board" siding which is either 12 or 14 feet long. The stuff wont rot but it is supposed to be painted. The siding is HEAVY!

Later,
Dan