sawmll shed begins!

[rmack]

don't know how things are going in Lyle's area, but Fort McMurray area got torrential rains first week of September. Probably still hasn't dried out.

[lyle niemi]

How goes the Harvest?? 
DGDrls

Harvest is going good, no major break downs. I dont have a real good crop but thats OK cause I dont have enough storage space anyways..lol ya gots to look at the bright side..lol

[lyle niemi]

The roof is going together VERY slowly, I got the facia boards on today and now its starting to look like a roof

 

[beenthere]

Looks great, but don't drop your hammer in there.  ;D

[francismilker]

That's one good lookin' millshed project.  I'd like to have one of those when I grow up!!   Instead, I'll settle for one that I mill the poles, beams, and lathes for with my WM-Lt-10 out of some post oak and put some used sheetmetal on it.  It will be 12'x24' (ten foot wall height) with only the roof and North walls covered.  I need all the breeze I can get.

[lyle niemi]

I need some help making a decision.
After I get the roof on I will have to cover the walls with something.
I could use colored tin which is fast and easy and no maintenance but would cost a pretty penny to do.
I could cut my own boards and put them on and give it that rustic look, that would be cheaper but very labour intensive and the resale value might not be the same if I ever go to sell?????
Its still to wet and muddy outside to work on the roof so Im just trying to make some plans.
Any ideas are welcome... thanx in advance...Lyle

[Satamax]

Lyle, what about cement impregnated fiber boards, and rendering over it? I bet there isn't much rendered buildings where you live. Well, tho, i haven't thought of the costs of thoses materials where you live too.

[customdave]

Lyle, thats a tough one, I know what your saying about sawing some type of siding which would compliament the saw shed & look fitting, . I hear ya about tin , colored & maintenace free, But the $ play apart for sure! I guess what I'm saying is I would look @ my log pile, then reach in my pocket  ??? & then decide! I know this is not much help, but its a tough call both would look nice!!!... Have fun & play safe...

                             Dave

[grweldon]

Just a word to the wise.  As one who has installed quite a bit of the cement fiber siding.  It's heavy and very difficult to work with.  Attachment nails are not supposed to break the surface, something that's almost impossible to do.  If you do break they surface, they specify that it must be caulked.  I personally will never use any again.

[thecfarm]

I have no idea how many out buildings you have. But too many can be a turn off to others who don't want them or someone may want them but can not afford to buy the house and the out buildings too at that time. I myself don't worry about the resale of my place. I hope that someone else will have to worry about that. I would and do use wood siding on all my buildings. I have the trees on my land but steel roofing does not grow on my land.  :D

[Delawhere Jack]

A damaged piece of wood siding is easy to replace, especially when you've got a sawmill. With all the heavy equipment that will be running around the shed, sooner or later something will hit the siding.

Take a look at the barn project TWelsh completed early this summer. Red oak siding finished in oil. It looks about 10 million times better than tin.

[Don_Papenburg]

My opinion  , 
there are a lot of old buildings over a hundered years and counting . They have wood siding .  It takes a little labor ,b ut with latex paint the scraping is gone . Latex wears away so you just wash and paint .  Tin is about done in after 50/75 years . Wood is easier to work with.  makes less noise when you cut it with power saws.
I also like brick.

[Woodchuck53]

I like the look of used tin and the price is always with in my range. I've torn down some good size ones (barns) for the material and reuse it on all my out buildings. Wash it down, spray Ospho on it and paint the ones the boss likes to look at. And it goes up fast on the same stringers you would brace the post with anyway.

[bandmiller2]

Lyle mayby tin on the roof but board and batton belongs on the side,it should look like a sawmill.You can leave it natural or spray on some stain. Frank C.

[lyle niemi]

Lyle mayby tin on the roof but board and batton belongs on the side,it should look like a sawmill.You can leave it natural or spray on some stain. Frank C.

My planer is equiped to do drop siding, but that dang ol man winter is just around the corner and poundin nails in the winter is not my favourite things to do....BBBBRRRRR

[beenthere]

Nail gun for you Lyle.   8)

[Don_Papenburg]

Put the nail keg on top of the wood stove and warm em up . then you can nail up siding without gloves ;D

[nas]

One thing worse than pounding nails into wood in the winter is putting up sheet metal in the winter.  And I know how the wind blows in the winter in Alberta   And a sawmill shed with metal siding just seems wrong :-\

Nick

[lyle niemi]

I had got some tin installed on the roof today, boy that is hard on the back of the legs. Wont be long now before the roof gets lifted into position 8)

  

  

  

  

  

 

[Tree Feller]

That is looking great, Lyle. You sure do good work at whatever it is you're doing.

[Woodchuck53]

Looks good Lyle. Can't wait to see the lift. Nice old Case in the back ground. Can't beat them for power.

[Sawdust Lover]

Looks great lyle, without a dought I would put wood siding on it. I built mine last year and I used all my junk logs to make 1x8" siding boards. Painted them with Cabot solid surface stain and it looks great. Its a good feeling knowing your putting up free siding. After spending all that $$ on that roof your probably looking for some relief. Check out my building in my gallery.

[Meadows Miller]

Gday

Looking Good Mate  ;) I have only seen one complete lift on roof done in my life so Im looking forward to seeing my second  ;) ;D ;D

Regards Chris

[John_Haylow]

Looking good Lyle.
John

[york]

Well Lyle,this lift will be the first for me-take lots of pic or even vid-good luck,albert