24 x 32 on Tug Hill NY

[nysono]

Well finally decided to start my thread since we have finally started actual work on the building.  We bought 13+ acres in August of 2010 and after much thought and mind changing we settled on a 24 x 32 with a walk out basement built into a side hill that was covered with trees of all sizes.

road into where camp will be

[nysono]

there was an old camp (10 x 20) on the property built in the 20s or 30's but it was uninhabitable and had to come down.


and many trees had to be cut, mostly soft maple and cherry, I did sell one load of logs and the rest is fire wood.

[nysono]

Now it was time to get the stumps out.....big equipment makes a much easier job


and start digging the walkout basement


basement dug, wow there are a lot of rocks!!!!


rocks are to big and to many of them to use for backfill so off they go to low/wet spots



That is about as far as we got last year before fall rains and plenty of snow.  This spring has been absolutely horrid for building in this area, one of the wettest on record.  Finally dried up enough to start on the footers




first of at least 4 cement trucks in.  Of course it poured just after the last of the cement was offloaded.

Second portion of the step footer built and ready for concrete.

[nysono]

We will pour this on friday and hope to get blocks going in on saturday.  The weather has not been nice to us this year.  If all goes well hope to have all blocks in,floor poured and cap on by 7/10, wishful thinking Im sure

[Sassy]

   Beautiful country there...  at least you've gotten a good start, looking forward to more pics of your progress.  We've had a really wet year here in the Gold Country of California, also and it's supposed to rain tomorrow & Wed. 

[nysono]

More pics will follow as progress continues.  I have to say thanks to all on this forum, I have learned alot and have enough confidence that we (family and friends) can get this built without hiring outside help.  Though I will say Im not looking forward to the roofing portion, 10/12 pitch with the peak about 32' up on the walkout gable end.

Steve

[AdironDoc]

Great start! How far into your trail did that cement truck need to go? Have you firmed up all your choices already such as type of siding, roof, flooring etc, or is it evolving as you go? We've got plenty of yellow birch in our area which makes beautiful flooring. Tamarac is nice too but more reddish and not quite as hard. Knotty pine's gonna go on my walls as it's cheap, ready, and local.

Looks like we'll finally have some sunny days ahead. You're to my west in Tug Hill so I'd imagine you get your rain around 30 minutes before I do in Herkimer County. Happy independence day. I'll be up at the camp.

Cheers,
Doc

[nysono]

Great start! How far into your trail did that cement truck need to go? Have you firmed up all your choices already such as type of siding, roof, flooring etc, or is it evolving as you go? We've got plenty of yellow birch in our area which makes beautiful flooring. Tamarac is nice too but more reddish and not quite as hard. Knotty pine's gonna go on my walls as it's cheap, ready, and local.

Looks like we'll finally have some sunny days ahead. You're to my west in Tug Hill so I'd imagine you get your rain around 30 minutes before I do in Herkimer County. Happy independence day. I'll be up at the camp.

Cheers,
Doc

not sure about flooring, advantech for now.  t/g pine on walls definate.  Im working all weekend, yeah for me....oh well got to have money to build.  Gotta love the medical field, always have a job.

[Sassy]

Yep, don't see the medical field losing customers    What do you do?  I'm a registered nurse but am retiring in July - have worked in just about every dept (ICU, clinics, education, supervisory, ER).  Once I'm officially retired from the VA I will sign up w/a registry & do some home health.

Hopefully you get some nice weather soon but not while you are working at your official job, it can rain then 

[new land owner]

Nice to see another build going on in NYS.  I hope to start mine in a couple of weeks.  I drive through Tugg Hill on the way to my property, I am north another 3 hours.  Spent alot of time snowmobiling in that area, very nice area.

[nysono]

Great start! How far into your trail did that cement truck need to go? Have you firmed up all your choices already such as type of siding, roof, flooring etc, or is it evolving as you go? We've got plenty of yellow birch in our area which makes beautiful flooring. Tamarac is nice too but more reddish and not quite as hard. Knotty pine's gonna go on my walls as it's cheap, ready, and local.

Looks like we'll finally have some sunny days ahead. You're to my west in Tug Hill so I'd imagine you get your rain around 30 minutes before I do in Herkimer County. Happy independence day. I'll be up at the camp.

Cheers,
Doc

cement truck had to drive in almost half a mile, 2400ft to be exact, my property is 2500 ft deep and we built as far back as possible.....solitude is wonderful.

[duncanshannon]

 

Nice looking land.  Excited to have another build to follow.. do you have any plans drawn?

Good luck with the weather.. its been very wet here in MN/WI too.

[nysono]

Yep, don't see the medical field losing customers    What do you do?  I'm a registered nurse but am retiring in July - have worked in just about every dept (ICU, clinics, education, supervisory, ER).  Once I'm officially retired from the VA I will sign up w/a registry & do some home health.

Hopefully you get some nice weather soon but not while you are working at your official job, it can rain then 

Im an ultrasound tech, 25 years worth.....Im getting too old to be taking call though, the body doesnt respond well to the 2-3am call ins.

congrats on the retirement, some day Ill get there.

[nysono]

Nice looking land.  Excited to have another build to follow.. do you have any plans drawn?

Good luck with the weather.. its been very wet here in MN/WI too.

Plans I did myself, pretty basic, 24 x 32 with 1/2 loft. 10/12 out 6/12 in scissor trusses. 2 x 6 walls, Ijoist floors on first floor and 4 x 6 rough cut for loft joists.  Past through the code guys here and we all know how picky they can be.  Best thing I found out was since I am heating with wood my last inspection before getting CO is after all is framed/sheeted and stove is installed, So just 3 inspections 1: forms before pouring 2: basement before backfill, 3: framing after sheeting/stove installed.
After that I can do as I please of course with saftey in mind.

[nysono]

Tug Hill Plateau is doing its thing, ringing every bit of moisture out of every passing cloud as it comes off of Lake Ontario.  I had a load of stone (23ton) and a load of sand delivered last evening and the road into camp is suffering.  If this keeps up Ill have as much money into the road as I do into the camp.

[AdironDoc]

Of four weekends I've spent just east of Tug Hill, four of them have been a washout. Our dirt road in has been all but impassable, the creek overflowing on the lawns of many homes, and local roads washed out or covered in deep mud. Oddly, every time I drive down to Utica, it's partly cloudy. Back to camp, raining. Jeez! I hope this is not typical spring/summer weather up here.

[SouthernTier]

Same here in Western NY, just that it's Lake Erie not Ontario off to the west.  But this is not lake effect, it just is raining everywhere.

Put gravel down on the drive when I gifrst got the property and it has been good for a few years.  But after this spring, it got so rutted up I think I need several more loads, and maybe a drain off to the side.

Last year, I had a huge box truck deliver all the wood for my shed - in April!  He had no problem driving up then.   This year I would have been shuttling everything in from the road in my car.

[nysono]

Same here in Western NY, just that it's Lake Erie not Ontario off to the west.  But this is not lake effect, it just is raining everywhere.

Put gravel down on the drive when I gifrst got the property and it has been good for a few years.  But after this spring, it got so rutted up I think I need several more loads, and maybe a drain off to the side.

Last year, I had a huge box truck deliver all the wood for my shed - in April!  He had no problem driving up then.   This year I would have been shuttling everything in from the road in my car.

I know its not lake effect but a cold front coming across the lake gets a little boost to the moisture already there.  Hope the weatherman is right, says the next 3-4 days are suppossed to be reasonably dry.  Starting the 5th Im up there for a week to do whatever I can.

[Jeff922]

Very nice start.  I feel your pain with the weather.  Framed my place summer of 09 - rainiest in ME history.  And I was camping in a 30 yr old Sears tent during the build.  Hang in there!

[nysono]

nice, the next 5 days are supposed to be reasonably dry and I have to work 3 of them.....ughhhhhh.  Luckily I have great family and friends, they are starting blocks tomorrow without me.

[nysono]

Well its been a busy week, while I was working the weekend of the 4th family and friends started laying blocks.  I have been off all week trying to continue and today we set the last block of 825 (8 x 10 x 18's).  I definately dont want to be a mason when I grow up..... here are a few pics<a href="https://s1177.photobucket.com/albums/x341/nysono/?action=view&amp;current=IMG_2088.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x341/nysono/IMG_2088.jpg" border="0" alt="blocks ready to go"></a>

[nysono]

lets try again.......

[nysono]

more...moving up to the next level


back wall window openings going in


this is the way it was 7/4/11 at the end of the day......while I was in the A/C working family was sweating away getting a great start, Thanks to all!!!


Front corners up..


FINALLY.......

Exterior walls parged and sealed

[nysono]

Thanks to all who helped.  Core fill blocks thursday and pour the floor next saturday, weather permitting.  French drain going in tomorrow and will place floor drain as well.

Dogs enjoying camp life

[pmichelsen]

That's a lot of block! Where would we be without the help of family and friends, looks good.