Icosa Project...

[glenn kangiser]

That sucks about the truck, Kris.  Glad you are OK.

[Kris]

oh ya,,just a side note,,,the truck was $20,000.00 damage...so she is in a salvage yard getting parted out..and now the hunt for another truck begins....

[John Raabe]

An expensive trip! But if it is only money and stuff that can be replaced. Best wishes for a speedy recovery on all fronts.

Fun project, BTW!

[Kris]

5 windows framed up.one more to go..i think the change in heights will make this part of the cabin really neat when its on site.
i am doing 4 sealed units and 2 sliders for air flow....

[speedfunk]

looks great!  Glad your ok also

I love seeing projects like yours on here ..thanks. for sharing

[Kris]

i started the walls....the very custom walls.....ha ha...

[fishing_guy]

Do those brown bottles(bottom left) help you visualize the angles in your head?

Cool looking project!

[Kris]

with a project like this, i need all the help i can get...ha ha

[Kris]

ended up doing 7 windows...5 sealed and 2 sliders..{rough cuts until on location}...
i put the roof struts and braces in today,,,and tomorrow i will start on the roof....


Ebony, my building inspector....

[Jeff922]

Sooo cool!  Looks like a sculpture.  I'm curious, are you figuring out all fo those funky angles mathmatically, with computer software, or just on-the-fly construction style?  Can't wait to see more.

[Kris]

my calculator and i have tried to figure out some angles,,,otherwise i just kinda figure it out on site..trial and error....the parallel struts are all based on about the same measurement..the hardest part is setting 2 angles up  for a single cut and then making sure the board's next cut is done properly..or you get 2 nice cuts but one is opposite of how it should be,....the harderst of all the angles have been figuring out a strut from the parallel wall struts to the first level of the roof board..{the boards that run along the windows}....

well......today is roof day...time to get to work.......

[Kris]

well....it was a very hot day..keep in mind that there was ice on the project 2 days ago.....

anyways...i got the roof on today,,,it was tricky in some spots but over all it went smooth..the bottom overhang will need to be adjusted a little, but i am happy with the progress.....

thanks to my dad for lending a hand..roofing alone would not go so smooth......

[John Raabe]

Coming along nicely - good work!

[Kris]

the icosa moved to its new home,,,,,...here are some pictures...

[Kris]

 The View.....

[speedfunk]

awesome!  that is all 

[Kris]

well...thanks for that..there is more to come,,,i now need to join it somehow to part 2... i am thinking of building something kinda like the "manshed", of which is posted in the forum..the join is kinda odd  since the icosa has a 8ft square opening and the attachment will be a 12 x 14 {plus roof differences}.....hmmmm.. something for me to ponder..

[Kris]

 start of part 2 of the project....12 x 14 ,
lots of work but she is coming along........





i think i read on here somewhere that it always rains when it is time to sheet your floor..well instead off rain i got hail.....and then the sun came out.........

[Kris]

well..its been a sunny week..i have been camping over and working hard...

the rafters are mostly all on..kind of a birds-mouth thing happening on both sides..and then fastened with those h1 simpson brackets.  next on the list is to add a rafter extension{overhang on the east} and then connect the roof to the icosa.......and then go fishing..ha ha

[Redoverfarm]

Kris I have been watching your project as you progress.  I am not familiar with that particular design and was wondering why the walls of the Icosa are not plumb.  I am sure there is a logical explanation but to me it sort of looks how should I say Odd that way.  I guess I am more of a "box" builder.   

[MountainDon]

I think it's supposed to appear unusual.  It's hard for us guys who like to have 90 degree corners. 

[Redoverfarm]

I didn't know if it had to do with structural support in the design or a visual difference.  I will have to "google" it to see them.

[Kris]

the shape i went with is an icosahedron..it is a unique shape...it is artistically pleasing since it is much like a cupola, and is structurally stronger then a rectangle building and also has more cubic feet.
i wanted to explore shapes outside of the rectangle...and figured the icosa was a good starting point.. they can get much more complicated as you increase them into a sphere.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icosahedron     this link talks abit about the shape...
and this link shows different variations on geo-domes..

http://www.gardendome.com/

thanks for checking in on the project...

[Kris]

ive been away for a month, so she has been sitting and waiting for her tin roof to go on..,,,....and getting the rest of the windows in....,,,,slowly but surely.....

[Kris]

i got the roof joined to the icosa and i went with shingles this time around instead of tin...