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Title: Old Chesaw WA. neighbor, new to forum.
Post by: heep70 on May 06, 2009, 02:32:58 PM
I am a newbe.  On some land and building a log cabin in the Chesaw area.  I would be interested in knowing what the snow accumilations are like on Cow Camp RD.  I have a cabin off of Cow Camp.  I am a caosty and want to head that way soon.  Any info would be great.  
Title: Re: Old Chesaw WA. neighbor, new to forum.
Post by: MountainDon on May 06, 2009, 04:41:35 PM
 [cool] cabin. Wer's love to see more pictures, inside, construction, and so on if you have them/

As for how much snow go to the following aite and see what you can find for locations near youe place.

http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/snow/ (http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/snow/)
Title: Re: Old Chesaw WA. neighbor, new to forum.
Post by: Redoverfarm on May 06, 2009, 05:14:24 PM
heep70  what are you going to use for chinking?
Title: Re: Old Chesaw WA. neighbor, new to forum.
Post by: heep70 on May 07, 2009, 12:40:18 PM
Yes, I will get some pics posted in the owner builder forum soon.  Right now it is just a shell with a roof besides the loft floor is in.  It is a one and a half loft butt method log cabin.  The logs I fell and peeled from my property.  This summer the base floor, windows and one of the doors will go in.  I am also going to chink it with mortor nothin fancy.  I will before hand stuff the spaces between the logs with fiberglass insulation and the tack down aluminum lath to hold the mortor.  I will get something going soon for pics.
Title: Re: Old Chesaw WA. neighbor, new to forum.
Post by: pagan on May 07, 2009, 01:43:55 PM
Dang.  [cool]
Title: Re: Old Chesaw WA. neighbor, new to forum.
Post by: John Raabe on May 07, 2009, 02:10:51 PM
Here is a document I found on WA state snow loads; http://www.seaw.org/documents/WABO-SEAW%20Snow%20Load%20White%20Paper.pdf

Below is the section on Okanogan County locations. Chesaw has a (1970) reported population of 10! (http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/wa/chesaw.html) I was there in the early 80's designing a cabin for the local butcher. If you design for 100 psf you are probably being conservative. I think that's what I used. Your load on a metal roof of that pitch would be considerably lower, of course.

(https://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g166/jraabe/snow-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Old Chesaw WA. neighbor, new to forum.
Post by: heep70 on May 07, 2009, 02:50:50 PM
Here ya go  :)

http://countryplans.com/smf/index.php?topic=6994.0
Title: Re: Old Chesaw WA. neighbor, new to forum.
Post by: Redoverfarm on May 07, 2009, 09:18:12 PM
I used 1/4" grid rabbit wire stapled or nailed with roofing nails.  The mix was a 2:1 Type S mortar and sand.  I also added about 1/4 measure of portland.  I cut rigid foam to place in the center then wire and chink on both sides.  Took me 5 weeks for inside and out.  Time consuming. I think the roofing nails will hold the mortar better than using a crown stapler.
Title: Re: Old Chesaw WA. neighbor, new to forum.
Post by: heep70 on May 08, 2009, 10:17:14 AM
I did some of that 1/4" fence wire.  It works but it is harder to work with.  That aluminum lath stuff is a little easier to deal with when trying to form it around knots and other contors.  It also stretches whitch is cool.
Title: Re: Old Chesaw WA. neighbor, new to forum.
Post by: heep70 on July 26, 2010, 02:45:46 PM
Updates here > http://countryplans.com/smf/index.php?topic=6994.0
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