My 20x30 cabin with loft in quebec

[Bobby.B]

Thanks for your help Glen I would have never figured this out

[glenn kangiser]

No problem Bobby.  Nice view.

[Bobby.B]

Here is some pictures of the deck being built
Toung and groove flooring inch and a half thick

[Bobby.B]

http://picasaweb.google.com/bobby.boisvert/Summer2008

[glenn kangiser]

It's looking great, Bobby. 

Nothing like getting a bit of it together then just sitting down and looking it over and going - cool --- that wasn't there before.

[Bobby.B]

Thanks Glen
Yes that is the best part standing back checking it out and thinking   I did this myself and it wasn’t there before wow

[Bobby.B]

This tree swayed in a wind storm hit my roof and dented it I am thinking I built the cottage a little to close to the tree I am thinking about cutting the tree down what do think 

[Bobby.B]

delete

[considerations]

You are IN.  That is so great! Enjoy!

[glenn kangiser]

hmm I'm using a tree to hold my house up....

You might consider trimming a cutout in the roof to make it look like you intended it that way for the tree to remain thereif it is a good healthy.  It is a rather intereting thing to do as I did on my patio. 

Contrary to many peoples beliefs, the majority of trees don't normally fall over and smash a house.  It is a consideration in some areas.

[MountainDon]

A notch would be fine, IMO. If it's healthy I'd keep it, too. When I build the porch on our cabin end I'll likely be doing that for one of the pines. 

[Sassy]

I vote for keeping the tree - adds interest!  That porch looks awesome - very inviting!  Do you have more pics?  You know we like lots of pictures 

[Bobby.B]

I think I will keep the tree and do a cut out in the roof sound like a good idea. Thanks for all the replies



Here is the tree looking out from the living room window

[Sassy]

Looks real comfy!  Thanks for posting the pics!  You've done a great job so far 

[glenn kangiser]

Looks great, Bobby.

[sharbin]

Hi Bobby,

I am interested in knowing where did you get the iron joist/beam hangers? I am building my cottage too in Quebec (lac-des-plages, halfway from Montebello to Mt-Tremblant) and I am thinking of using post and beam as you did with your cottage.

Also I am interested in knowing what did you do with the other part of the house whithout the loft. Did you use only one I-joist? And by the way, can the I-joist work as a rafter tie (I know that it is good for load bearing, but as a tie? and how do you attach it to the wall to make it strong?)

Thanks,

Sharbin

[Bobby.B]

Hi Sharbin

I purchased 6" deck hangers from home depot .I then used 2 of them to make one I had to cut and weld them together to make 8" hangers.


The side without the loft I used two 2x8s with a 2x6 in the middle of them I put 2 of these up I attached them to the rafters with lots of 4" nails. I am not sure if this is the right way of doing it but this is the way I did it. I have no experience in construction. I am doing a lot of reading and doing all the work from information I get from the Internet. 


my cottage is of of hwy 105 near Low Quebec on Lac Georges

[sharbin]

thanks for the info. One more question though: from where did you manage to find 20' lumber? or you only used 16' for the rafter tie? do you know a place that they sell 20' lumber? I've been calling everywhere, but it seems no one has such length.

Thanks,

Sharbin

[Bobby.B]

I used 16' lumber for my rafter ties if I had used 20' lumber it would be sitting right on top of my wall. With the 16' it sits higher and gives an appearance of a higher cathedral ceiling

[Bishopknight]

Very nice!

How long did it take that bulldozer to clear all that?

[Bobby.B]

Thanks

The lane way was already there .The clearing for the cottage took 7 hours. The bulldozer will be coming back to go down the mountain to the lake this should take him about 8 hours . 

[Bobby.B]

Started my vinyl siding this weekend completed a wall and a half. I am late doing the siding it was back ordered for 5 weeks. I hope I can complete it before winter nights are already cold it was –2 last night no wood stove yet either brrrr   

[Redoverfarm]

Bobby hope you get a few warm days as the vinyle is very difficult to work with when the temps drop below 40F-50F.  Maybe you posted before and I missed but what kind of heat are you going to use?  Maybe in the interm you could purchase a couple 20# gas cylinders and a double eye heater.  Don't trust the kerosene heaters as the fumes will take a toll on you after a while.  Last night was probably the coldest this year with 26F and heavy frost.

[Bobby.B]

We will be installing a wood stove next summer. For now we are using 3 electric heaters that are not working very well. We still have not yet insulated our cabin this also will have to be completed next summer. There is just not enough time on weekends.

[glenn kangiser]

Currently 68 outside, Bobby.  We'll try to stay warm for you.