soubriquet 0 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 View of the site. This is real house going up My present job is peeling logs. Peeled vs unpeeled. The tools. My hands have have blisters on their blisters. Log going in for test fitting and marking out Marking out. Calipers are fitted with bubble levels to keep everything straight. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 Marked out ready for cutting. The Vee is the initial joint used for the test fitting. Finished joint and groove where the log will fit to the underlying log. Putting a decorative end on. Artist/farmer with a chain saw. Finishing the groove with a sander after the chainsaw. Preparing the top of the log for the next one. Flattened with a chainsaw and finished with a planer. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 Fitted logs. No gaps. Detail of lap joints. No gaps. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Lets log house. Who's is it soubs? Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 It's a farmer mate's. He has about 120 sheep, and he and his missus run a restaurant specialising in lamb. The restaurant and existing house are log built. Their son and his wife are making babies, and need more room, hence the second house. He's a top bloke. Ex-ski instructor and back country skier. The missus is one of my students, and a lovely lady. Link to post Share on other sites
farquah 0 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 That is great. Would be pretty interesting to see the development of it through the stages. I would love a log house made with my own hands and sweat, real family home type thing with roaring log fires in winter and an Aga cooker for that slow Sunday roast!! Top stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Quote: View of the site. This is real house going up Without foundations? Rectangular would get you more winter sun than square, but never mind. Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 i was thinking the same thing about foundations...- Soubs please enlighten us. oh and by the way great photos Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 The foundation thing worries me. It`s properly levelled on blocks, annat, but it`s not tied down. Gravity is fairly reliable, but a big earthquake would bounce it off no problem. Still, I won`t be living there. Quote: Would be pretty interesting to see the development of it through the stages. I`m simply helping out here out of interest and not getting paid. I`ll be documenting the build, and hopefully getting some lard off my belly at the same time. Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 will the logs need treating? Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 that is an ace project. Nice pics too Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 The logs are cedar. Cedar is a "durable" timber, so they won`t need it. "Durable" is a technical building classification (from my UK boatbuilding days), meaning it won`t rot. It will discolour though, and my guess is we`ll be putting some kind of preservative on at the end. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 That's interesting. Keep the pics coming, Soubs. Link to post Share on other sites
Domokun_72dpi 0 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 So pictueresque, and look at the amazing view!. great snaps Soubs, hard work mate, but look @ the results... I was having trouble picturing how it fitted together, so thanks. keep em coming! Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 Thanks all. I'm teaching this morning, so won't be melting out in the sun today. Quote: I would love a log house made with my own hands and sweat, real family home type thing with roaring log fires in winter and an Aga cooker for that slow Sunday roast! I really miss the wood burners we had in Perth, though not the ex's criticism of the time I spent splitting logs There's no reason you can't do it, farquah. Live the dream, good luck. Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Originally Posted By: farquah ..... and an Aga cooker for that slow Sunday roast!! Top stuff. Aga cooker, we thought about importing one, a little pricey and some things might go wrong, but it can also heat the domestic water saving yen Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Originally Posted By: stemik some things might go wrong Like your kitchen overheating every summer! Link to post Share on other sites
Domokun_72dpi 0 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Argers are fantastic. I cooked with one when I "Au Paired" in the uk years ago. i used it to dry the clothes, it heated the room, and you could do a kick @ss sunday roast in it. I don't know about the oil costs, BUT, if it is like Diesel cars, perhaps you could modify it to use Oil from chip fryers. Anyhow, would be a GOOD addition I reckon. Soubs, Perth misses ya! Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 You can run Agas on solid fuel. My parents had 2 at various times. One ran on wood, the other on coal briquettes. They are very efficient, but constant work. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 They run on anything these days, gas, electric, coal, oil. Cost around 5000quid new Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 As for the founds of the cabin, with that being a snowzone, I would want the bottom layer of logs higher off the ground. That looks less than 30cm in places (e.g., photo #4). It depends on the shape of the roof and the overhang, but it doesn't take much snow off a roof to pile up that high or, if they've got no gutters, much of a downpour for rain to splash that high. Outside of a snowzone where everyone fits gutters, low founds are fine. They also look better. On that site, you can get a bulldozer right around the house, so snow could be cleared very quickly. You wouldn't have to do it as much with higher founds though. All that said, full marks for them doing it themselves. It looks like they're doing a great job! Where are the logs from? Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 What wiggle-man said! Full marks for having a go! We (+1 and I) have owner built a cottage from a kit! lived in it for 5 years and then built our house from an "own design" kit. Cottage is Western Red Cedar boards outside, the house is Hebel (aerated cement) panels externally. Both with steel frames to pi$$ off the termites. Very pleased with ourselves (or will be when the house is finally complete - we've been in it for 3 years and still getting it finished externally!) Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Very interesting! Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Good pics and info soubs. Keep us informed. I'd be totally hopeless at this kind of thing. Unfortunately my job involves sitting down, numbers, telephone and computer screens. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 Here you go, MrW. It is levelled on blocks, but no proper footings. IMO, this is bad practice, because a moderate earthquake will migrate the whole structure off the blocks. As for snow, he will do what most people do here if they have the room. The roof will be pitched away from the (non NW facing) front door, and allowed to build up to a mountain against the sides of the house. Link to post Share on other sites
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