Jeff-C175 7,202 #251 Posted October 6, 2022 5 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Upstairs is part dojo. As long as I'm not awakened from my beauty sleep, it's OK. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,225 #252 Posted October 6, 2022 5 hours ago, ebinmaine said: 18 x 40. 720. But really ALOT more because there's storage between all the trusses too. I've been in two-bedroom apartments with less space than this--and one, amazing, hotel suite with more! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,496 #253 Posted October 7, 2022 Shed roof rafters installed. The stairway was started too. 5 6 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moparfanforever 844 #254 Posted October 7, 2022 That sure is one fine building to be proud of !! I bet your property value will surely go up with that sittin' on it. You can throw a shindig or two in it !! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mows4three 826 #255 Posted October 7, 2022 There are seven risers on the bottom string of your stairs. Do you know if the carpenter put the odd one at the top or bottom? Dave 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,496 #256 Posted October 7, 2022 10 minutes ago, Mows4three said: There are seven risers on the bottom string of your stairs. Do you know if the carpenter put the odd one at the top or bottom? Dave It's legitimately possible there is no odd riser. The top and bottom can be anywhere they want em. There's no specific horizontal measurement. Only vertical. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #257 Posted October 7, 2022 Looks like it could almost fly! Was the architect Howard Hughes? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,496 #258 Posted October 7, 2022 Occurred to me last night that we've already got a tractor parking spot built in. Should be about 40" wide by 48" or so tall. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,228 #259 Posted October 7, 2022 Hope the contractor can get everything dried in before the snow flies. Is the whole building going to be wrapped in rough cut planks? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,496 #260 Posted October 7, 2022 1 minute ago, 953 nut said: Is the whole building going to be wrapped in rough cut planks? Yessuh!! The top floor is already painted and waiting to be installed. The bottom half will be painted within the next two, three weeks max. Trina already has plans on that... 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,228 #261 Posted October 7, 2022 Hope the contractor is going to wrap the frame with a couple layers of house wrap. As those boards dry they will have some big old gaps between them. If you plan to use rigid foam insulation panels I guess that wouldn't be too much of a problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,496 #262 Posted October 7, 2022 18 minutes ago, 953 nut said: Hope the contractor is going to wrap the frame with a couple layers of house wrap. As those boards dry they will have some big old gaps between them. If you plan to use rigid foam insulation panels I guess that wouldn't be too much of a problem. The boards are tongue and groove and very carefully selected, cut, and installed. The lumber is from a local mill. Kiln dried of course at the start and it's been sitting for several weeks or months by the time it gets to a job site. It should season and shrink for another year or so. Following that, we're going to go back and put another coat of paint on the entire outside of the structure. We chose specifically not to use any house wrap or plastics around the exterior of the building timber frame between that and the siding. Neither of us likes the look in any way. Decisions on insulation type and quantity will be made later on and dependent on volume of siding shrink. We're not looking to keep this building warm any more than a few hours at a time. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sjoemie himself 3,068 #263 Posted October 7, 2022 This is looking sa-weeet Erik. Did'nt realise this building would be this big. Like the second floor, a lot of headroom. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,496 #264 Posted October 7, 2022 11 minutes ago, sjoemie himself said: This is looking sa-weeet Erik. Did'nt realise this building would be this big. Like the second floor, a lot of headroom. We are loving the size of it as well. I was very careful in my calculations to come up with what I thought was an appropriate number. What I figured we NEEDED was 24x32 + 1 wing. After that I added more to the back and the extra wing on the side. That upper floor I think we were aiming for something like an 8-ft ceiling but it looks a little higher. I'm perfectly fine with that. The trusses were specifically constructed to be as big as possible without getting to the second stage of Transportation escort which is around 13 ft 5, 13 ft 6. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oldskool 6,644 #265 Posted October 7, 2022 It's looking really nice. Your Horsies are gonna love it. Just curious how far from your veggies garden is it from there? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,496 #266 Posted October 7, 2022 18 minutes ago, Oldskool said: It's looking really nice. Your Horsies are gonna love it. Just curious how far from your veggies garden is it from there? Thanks Mike. It's about... I dunno... 150 ft by air? 200 to drive? I'll make a video when I remember to show you the proximity and location and place... What prompts the question? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oldskool 6,644 #267 Posted October 7, 2022 (edited) We just snagged a couple of these to capture some rain water. Stoned drip edges pitched running to some pipe to fill them would make for good irrigation from a large roof like that. You probably have been mulling over something for this I'm sure. Edited October 7, 2022 by Oldskool 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,496 #268 Posted October 7, 2022 2 hours ago, Oldskool said: mulling over something We been thinkerizing about whether we should hang gutters and catch the runoff. Likely we'd pipe it right to the frog pond if nothing else. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,496 #269 Posted October 7, 2022 2 hours ago, Oldskool said: It's looking really nice. Your Horsies are gonna love it. Just curious how far from your veggies garden is it from there? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,496 #270 Posted October 7, 2022 Figured you folks would get a kick outta the stair size calculator. @953 nut Here's the siding at a close-up. Largest gap yet. Started laying down the roof purlins today. Here's the rest waiting til Monday. 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,496 #271 Posted October 7, 2022 Some o' you folks have asked me about the truss dimensions. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,496 #272 Posted October 11, 2022 Today the roof purlins were finished up and the upstairs got 4' walls. The first 7 steps were built and the upper 12 stringers installed. More siding showed up as well. 4 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebo-(Moderator) 8,330 #273 Posted October 11, 2022 Coming out awesome!! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,496 #274 Posted October 11, 2022 4 hours ago, stevebo said: Coming out awesome!! Thanks Man!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
