Cabin Build in N-Central WA by 1 person

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glenn kangiser

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Willy

Looks just like my home but I think I have more snow pack than that built up. I am hoping that is all the snow that is on the ground at my new cabin site near you. Nice part is I have not plowed any away so it has insulated the ground causing less frost depth for digging my foundation in the spring sooner! Mark


Woodswalker

Yup, that's one advantage of a good snowpack when you're planning to build.

I'm pushing the next big storm down toward Glen.

S



glenn kangiser

Steve, we've had non stop stormy weather for the last couple weeks -- snow -- wind --cold -- clouds -- rain.  I'm getting depressed.  Lighten up already.  I'm gonna have to cut more wood. [crz]
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Worked at hanging 5/8" sheetrock on the vaulted ceiling during the first two trips to the cabin this season.  Spent lots of extra time and effort installing 1 x 3's (with screws) perpendicular to the studs and rafters at 2' OC, prior to hanging the rock.  Makes sheetrock installation go much easier, since no problem hitting wood with the screws when the surface is 2.5" wide rather than 1.5.  Additional benefits include having horizontal attachment surfaces for later installation of wood wainscoting on lower part of the walls, and increasing the rigidity of the roof structure.  Used a lift for the ceiling that I rented locally for only $10/day (to right in pic).  Exposed collar ties complicated the process since the lift brackets would not fit between the ties when perpendicular to them.  Had to lift sheets to the bottom of the ties, pull them off the lift and support them on the tops of the ties, move the lift to the side, turn and crank it up above the ties, pull the sheets back on it, then crank them rest of the way up.



Note small, rebuilt wood stove at left.  Post to right supports the center beam under the floor.  Intend to leave it for use as a coat rack.  Finished the ceiling on the second trip.  Just the upper gable-end walls and a couple of other small wall areas to do yet to finish the sheetrocking.  Will then get it inspected and hire locally for taping and texturing.  During first trip over, had a cow moose trot down the hillside across a ravine about 75 yds away.  My Husky dog went wild with that!




glenn kangiser

Looking good, Steve - thanks for the update.
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Sassy

Nice work, looks like you are getting close to finishing  :) 
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A brother from WI joined me at the cabin for a week in July and helped install brackets and fly-rafters to support roof sheathing overhangs at the gables.  Brackets are primed white (bought at Habitat Restore), but will be painted brown to blend in with rest of exterior.



Gable end before fly-rafter install.




Lower brackets being installed (by me).  Used two 3/8" x 5" lag bolts per bracket into 4 x 4 posts.




Fly-rafters installed on lower brackets and clamped to sheathing at peak to correctly locate center bracket.




Installation complete on one end.




Installation complete at other end.  Left one of the two firs to the left of the peak was struck by lightening in Aug., no fire ignited.




Work supervisor keeping watch from top of new table I built.

glenn kangiser

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ScottA

Thought you said built by one person. The dog is clearly in charge. Looks good though.  :)