Small office addition added to Owner-Builder Gallery

[John Raabe]

Read this inspiring project. Member Jeanne Howell has built a very nice small office addition to her house.

Top posting in the OB Gallery page: http://www.countryplans.com/gallery.html

[glenn kangiser]

I looked that over and it looks entirely professional.  What an accomplishment.  That is what we like to see.

[poppy]

Not bad for a wee grandma.  Actually it's outstanding.

My only question for the post foundation experts is how did she mount the beams to the posts? 

[Sassy]

Inspiring!  Beautiful work 

[MountainDon]

  I was sure I posted a "Wow! What great work!" Or something like that yesterday.  I must have forgot to click "Post"   

[OkieJohn2]

Oh yes, this one rates a WOW. Just on looks alone, and then you get a great, inspiring story.  Well done.
My favorite things, love the bank of tall windows with the glass desk in front of them, and that railing is amazing, like the use of hardware cloth with very nice detailing. 

[bayview]

   Congratulations!  Well Done . . . 


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[garden4dancing]

Hi!

Thanks everyone for your kind words about my office project.
To answer Poppy's question about how I mounted the beams to the the posts (which I just did already by e-mail, before I saw how to post a reply on the forum site): I bolted a 2 X 6 to each side of each post. I chose that route because I had a lot of 2X6's donated by friends with leftovers from their various projects laying around in need of a new home.

I think if I had tried using 4x6's for beams I would have had a lot more trouble simply maneuvering them than I did with the 2X6's, though I found myself having to be pretty inventive at times with those, as it was.

Actually, there were lots of design decisions made per available scavenged, donated and variously acquired second hand materials from divers sources. The "Free" section of craigslist, for example, from where I got all four of the large panel windows that now overlook the ravine. Habitant for Humanity's ReStore was another great source for everything from bath fixtures and doors to the electrical boxes, switches and outlets. Even much of the plywood was second hand.

Anyway, thanks for the interest and the encouraging compliments. Hope there's something useful to others  apparent in my little adventure.

Best wishes, Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all!
--Jeanne

[glenn kangiser]

to the forum, Jeanne.

Very inspiring project. I think it looks entirely professionally done.

It is great to see the recycled materials find a new life in a project such as yours.

[poppy]

Jeanne, thanks for the response to my question.

I second Glenn's motion about the recycled materials; well done. 

Very nice work for a Presbyterian minister.    I'll have to show it to my son who is also a Presbyterian minister.