Just thought I would post the progress out at our place. I have look forward to seeing so many of your projects come to completion. I hope mine turns out as well!!
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Looking good.
Looks good-- I think your excavator has a good point -- brace the CMU's with the floor. :)
Nice blog, John. I also like the tall crawlspace...
keep the pictures coming
Dave
Well, we got some work done this weekend and will be out there this coming weekend as well!!
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walls 10 feet high??
we used the big foot system also.
Dave
Actually the walls are 12 feet high!
durn, if you'd been a bit closer, you could have come borrowed a Guzzler pump from me to push water up to the site.
Ahhhh......a little hard work now and then builds character!! We don't know how good we have it these days!!
Well, it is a hand pump. But the harder you pump the less it does. As soon as we figured that out it worked fine.
A bit more accomplished last weekend and hopefully lots more to get done this weekend!!
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Well, a few weeks have past and we have gotten a fair amount done. Hope to get her dried in completely in the next week or two.
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Looking good. Love that view.
Dormers look great. That's a really cute place.
Well, a few more weeks and a little more progress! Hope to start installing the cedar shingles soon! Any advice from anyone??
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Hope to start installing the cedar shingles soon! Any advice from anyone??
#1:Use 15 lbs. felt not Typar or Tyvek.
#2:To start first course I hang a #2 shingle ,( total lower first course is dbl. sort of like you did on the roof .) Back to the hanging down shingles , choose shingles about 3 " wide , space them about 5' apart hanging down 1 1/2" below where the true bottom course will be , then snap a line right on for the lower cousre on those hanging down shingles , now tack a 1x2 either with a screw or shingle nail, now you have a guide to set your shingles on fill in the sub cousre then lay the second course off setting all joints by 1 1/2 " or so . once your lower courses are layed remove the straight edge move it up to your snapped line for course #2 repete as many times as nessary .
You can come back later or right after and cut those shingles that are hanging down off witha hand saw , makes it easy and straight to get the first course on . Some folks try to shingle to a string line , what happens is one shingle gets caught on the stringe then all your shingle are crooked :-[
#3:Use galvinzed nails , 5 penny large headed not shake nails head is to small , don't over drive the nails . Some use a 3/16" crown staple out of a gun , I'm not crazy about that use , but be sure your not over driving the staple , use the regulator on the compressor to dial in the right pressure .
G/L PEG
You are such a genious, PEG -- I can barely keep up with you. Sounds like a good way to get your shingles on straight. :)
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#1:You are such a genious, PEG --
#2: I can barely keep up with you. Sounds like a good way to get your shingles on straight. :)
#1: Nah just some things someone / someones former mentors, some tormentors ;D have shown me.
Edited to add: I'm sure not a spelling genious :o
#2: Now thru the beauty of the internet, guys like John who set up site like this , and you, who keep us all in line ::) I get to pass on a few ideas that work. I've seen / been shown lots of stuff that didn't work so I weed that stuff out, unless it's to teach a lesson ;)
Seeing John_M a teacher by profession/ trade he can see the beauty of being the student here.
Everyone really appreciates the fine advice you generously dole out PEG. It's great to have a pro like you here --- no need to take all of that amassed knowledge to the grave with us is there. ;D Now -- if I could just keep you in line --- or if anyone could keep me in line... :-/
Peg,
Are you talking a double first course? If I remember right, the first one was upside down or flipped, is that correct?
Then you use a small strip of board to lay the courses straight?
I'm trying to absorb as much as I can. Pardon the ignorance, but please correct me?
John M - I'm going to check out your blog now. I love those blogs! :) It's a learning experience!
Yes on cedar shingle and shakes the first course is dbl.ed . On comp / asphalt shingle the first course is dbl.ed and the lower shingles are applied upside down generally if it's the old "3 tab" shingle . The more modern shingles the onces without the lookouts/ knotches in them can be put on right side I IIRC. Most packages / bundles of shingles have instructions / drawings on them for general how to install .
Here a link on cedar shingles :
http://www.cedarbureau.org/certi-label/shingles.htm
And installation :
http://www.cedarbureau.org/installation/wall_manual/page04.htm
I noticed they now recommend 30 lbs felt , I,d still use 15 unless it was a high exposer site , lots of wind driven rain ,
Hope it helps , G/L , PEG
Thanks for the advice PEG. I will get some pictures out as soon I get going on it!
How much did the foundation cost?
The foundation itself was about $1000 for the excavator who dug the footer and then backfilled after the masonry work was completed. He also installed the drain tile and graded the site as well.
The block work was $3650 for the 10 inch block walls, and an entry door to the crawlspace on the side.
So to answer your question - $4650 total.
Well, I finally have things fairly well buttoned up for the winter. We will start back again on major work in the spring. I will probably "tinker" with a few things while out there over the next couple of months!
My goal this spring is to get it shingled and put in the septic system!
Thanks everyone for your helpful suggestions! :)
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Looking good. Great blog.
Really enjoyed browsing through your blog - the place looks great! Nice job - beautiful area. :)
Sassy
Well, it sure has been a long time since I have offered an update but spring is approaching and we are getting ready to start up again!
We are hoping to get things sided this spring (we are going to use beveled cedar siding on the bottom and then cedar shingles on the top half) and then we can finally focus on the interior, mostly electrical and insulation.
Next year we plan on the plumbing and septic and then hopefully, we can go out there and relax for once. d*
We wound up adding a completely enclosed mud room and will also add an outer deck as well.
I really envy those who finish their projects up quickly. We have been enjoying our first child for the last 8 months, so that has certainly taken a lot of time away from us. We have only gotten this far in about 2 years.
I will post some pictures instead of the blog, but for now, this will have to do. I actually have newer pictures to add and will hopefully do that soon.
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Very nice, I really like what you've done - don't worry about it taking a long time - with a new baby & all - we've been working on ours for over 5 yrs - been doing it in stages - kept expanding - so now we have to finish the downstairs, do some finish work upstairs & of course, Glenn wants to get his underground extension to his shop done... so - it will be awhile. We also have to modify a couple experimental things which will entail a lot of work... but it's totally liveable as is although I go through periods of really wanting the rest of the house finished ::)
Looking pretty good. The little one will be old enough this year to play in the sawdust. As the old saying goes "It takes time to build perfection". I usually find that I have more time than money. Good Luck.
Well....a little more progress on our project! One of these days I will get that photobucket thing figured out..but until then...here is a link to our blog. Finally got some of the siding up...hope to have more progress by weeks end!
One thing I have told myslef over this long process....its a marathon not a race!!! I have been at this for over two years now. With a new son and only weekends here and there to work on it, I think we have made some ok progress!!! ;D
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I really like what you've done - the siding so far is very nice - the shingles will really set it off - great job! So where's a picture of your little one? I like the way you combined the mud room & the open porch - keep us posted!
(don't feel bad about not posting in the blog for awhile - it's been a couple years since I've posted in mine - kinda got discouraged when I lost all my pictures from my other computer)
Nice Mike. I like the looks of the wood.. :)
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I took the liberty of posting an image here.
Congrats on the weeee one!
My wife an I are expecting #1 in Jan 2009, so I am sure it will be a game changer, but I hope to be out there hammering away on the weekends in the next 2 years. So until then I will live vicariously through folks like you.
Beautiful place BTW.
Well, it has been quite awhile since my last update, but small newborn children sometimes slow down certain things in life that may not be priority #1. Anyways, my wife and son (and future son to arrive in mid-february) have been busy doing what we can at our cabin. We were able to finish the electrical work and most of the siding and are preparing to install our well and septic in the spring.
Many of you have accomplished some amazing things.....and I'm really proud of what we have been able to get done as well. I have included a few of our most recent photos and hope to have lots to show everyone in the upcoming year (I know ow everyone loves those pictures). There is more information on my blog, which goes all the way back to the beginning a few years ago. I know that there are a lot of new members here and I'm happy to share what we've done. I know how helpful all of those photos and information were to me when I started!!
Happy Holidays to all and many wishes for a safe New Year!!!
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I really like it :)
John you have done a great job. It looks like you are over the hump now. You are probably anxious but now you have breathing room that it is air and water tight. You can work at will on the inside.
Very nice!
The house looks great, John.
I have a couple of questions for you on your siding.
Can you talk a little about the materials you used? I see in your blog you mention that the shingles are cedar, is the siding also cedar? What type of stain/finish did you apply?
Is the transition board simply a 1x nailed above the last piece of lap siding and does it act as the starter strip for the shingles? One final question- did you nail the shingles directly to the sheathing or did you use some sort of furring strip to create a drainage plane?
I really like what you've done and I'd like to do something similar with my project.
Thanks for the comments everyone....I do however prefer to use the term "cabin" though....."house" makes it seem much more overwhelming! ;)
To answer your question jdhen, I used a product by a company called Sikkens. It is an oil based stain that I applied to the shingles before installing and the beveled cedar planks after.
I built a drying rack for the shingles so I was able to dip them at home and then let them dry. The siding was harder to do ahead of time so I decided to do that after it was installed.
I was able to purchase a used coil siding nailer on ebay that shoots the stainless steel ringshank nails I needed. This was a great investment. Both the shingles and the siding are installed over tarpaper without a rain screen. I just decided that with my big overhangs and the fact that I am not in a super wet climate, I would be ok. I have tried to do everything right, but this is the first time I'm doing something like this so I'm sure they'll be some decisions I would like back!
Good luck with your project as well! I have been following your progress on your 14 x 36 as well!! It looks great!!