diggin' the walkout

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thanks Shane for getting me out of winter hibernation and start updating this thread It's been a mild winter this year and we're thankful for that for sure.
soooo, to pick up where I left off...
after the BlueSeal took about 3full days to dry (I guess due to cold temps and dampness in the air on those late fall days), we applied the Delta waterproof membrane.


With two waterproofing membranes in place, I layed the geo fabric in the trench, then the weeping tile and backfilled to grade (4.5') with 3/4" clear stone





with that out of the way it was time to finish "winterizing"


three days later talk about cuttin' it close

 

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some of reclaimed hemlock from a local factory, finding it's new life into this project as basement posts

this wood has a great patina which we brought out even more with Danish Oil




I also spent some time reclaiming douglas fir timbers from a local paper mill destined for the wrecking ball





some of the pcs from this 1913 factory will be used for our home and saved from the landfill
Then came Christmas which marked the begining of PhaseII of our project...framing

Tammy peeling some short oak logs for brace stock





from log to brace

 

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The mill that's been cutting most of the timbers for our house




some of the beams being worked on in the basement

Moms on the beam machine

and a huge poplar that we've been taking down in the city, some of it we'll mill for the house

That about sums up my winter bring on the mud season the yard is sooooo badly ripped up, it'll take me a full season just to grade it

 

[rtdiggr]

The place is coming along nicely. I am sure your area was like ours with the snow, pretty much from mid Nov. until Mid Feb. it is hard to get work done in those conditions.

One thing i do when it is alittle colder out is use a basement waterproofing membrane just like the ice and water shield for your roof. You just rolling out and it sticks.

When the weather permits i do use the same product [blue] as you do.

The timbers are beautiful i am glad you could get a piece of history [building] from your area. It is a shame when it goes to the land fill. Also a shame is the prices they charge for reclaimed lumber

Will you be using the same Doug fir on the ceiling and rafters?

Pictures are always welcome, thanks for the update.

Shane

 

[EddieWalker]

Great pics. Looks like an awesome project. I love that you are using reclaimed lumber and making it look so nice. I've never worked with hemlock, but sure like the way it looks.

Eddie

 

[frwinks]

thanks Eddie.... the reclaimed stuff really has a lot of visual punch
I think this ol' thread is up for an update...
while I've been busy with outside work, my friend/teacher/timberframe master Mark Davidson of Whippletree Timberframing has been busy in the shop scribing/cutting some of the live edge, natural curved pcs





back to the mess at the house... after close to a year of living with a small creek flowing just steps away from the house (while diggin new footings I must have dug out a spring of sort), it was time to finally deal with it. I dug close to 400ft of 4ft-1ft trench and laid perf'ed weeping tile to collect as much water as possible and direct it to the big pond hole at the bottom of our hill (as some of you might remember we have a seasonal pond which needs as much water as possible to hopefully seal up the bottom/sides one day).
You can see some of the trench I dug in the winter in the background behind the rafters and the pond hole on the far right. That trench collapsed in the spring and it was easier to backfill it and start a new one a few feet away Boy am I ever glad I picked up that BH


drainage for the 4' frost wall. The building inspector said this wasn't necessary, but there was something about the possibilitly of water sitting in the hollow block that bothered me



then came the fun part.. I got to really play....er I mean work with the 5.5' BB I picked up a few weeks ago. I used it before to fix up huge ruts I made in the spring, but it was the first time using it with the HTP I made on Friday....I gotta say, it really turns the BB into a weapon
just rough grading for now, but enough to be able to drive up to the house without getting stuck of falling into a 4' creek canyon




with this out of the way, I can focus on finishing the frame this summer.. stay tuned

 

[frwinks]

Will you be using the same Doug fir on the ceiling and rafters?

Pictures are always welcome, thanks for the update.

Shane

Hey Shane, yes I totally walked into the deal on the rafters by a complete fluke.. I was looking for cedar decking for my father and the dealer had a trailer of old growth BC Fir sitting in his yard...on consignment... long story short...we got it for about 80% off the price I was quoted from a local mill for ON second growth Fir so yes, we will end up with Doug fir rafters throughout the house... we decided to keep the factory fir for the porch/deck. Over the years it's been covered with multiple coats of paint (mostl likely lead) and we don't feel comfortable with it inside. I've been wet sand blasting some of it here and there, the results are great, but still...why take a chance IMO. We need wood for outside too and what better wood to use for that than Fir, right

 

[Gravel7]

Holy Cow FRWINKS, I just read this post and am hooked. Updates are way over due:laughing:
I need to know more....feel like I'm 3/4 of the way through a great movie and just lost the power or something:laughing:
Good size project. I do commercial site work for a living, so I can definitely appreciate your task. Love that your girl seems to get right into it!
Good job!

 

[Luremaker]

Holy Cow FRWINKS, I just read this post and am hooked. Updates are way over due:laughing:
I need to know more....feel like I'm 3/4 of the way through a great movie and just lost the power or something:laughing:
Good size project. I do commercial site work for a living, so I can definitely appreciate your task. Love that your girl seems to get right into it!
Good job!

Unfortunately it's been over a year since his last post.