house is done

[bman]

Wow, about two years ago I started my timber framing project house from the ground up and finished it (final inspection) last Nov.  Project started from felling trees on property for frame, roof and flooring to final fit and finish- 20 months, whew! Thank you to all who shared your wisdom and knowledge in response to my posts over those twenty months. Will try and post some pics, thanks again bman. 8)

[WDH]

Wow is right ;D.  Looks good, bman.  Now you get to enjoy the fruits of all that labor.

[bman]

OK for what its worth I think I successfully put a bunch of pictures of the project in my gallery, I think, yes there they are, I think...

[thecfarm]

Yes,the pictures are there.Wow,is right.I see you had some good size logs to cut your timbers from.Good job.

[LedlieLogs]

Very nice Bman. Now take a break, your task is done.
Ledlie

[Thomas-in-Kentucky]

Awesome bman!  Those are some beefy beams and braces.  I love "go-thick" architecture. 

What did you use for insulation?

-Thomas

[Sprucegum]

20 months    8)

You must have worked on it 24/7 , you gonna take a nap now?

[TexasTimbers]

Nice work! You and I are about on the same track I just have one more step left in the process as you might guess it is the one we call "Finishing". :D

Congrats for staying on focus!

[scgargoyle]

Great house! And now you can take a break. Of course, if you're like most people who would tackle a project that size, you probably won't relax for long- you'll jump into something else!

[bman]

Awesome bman! Those are some beefy beams and braces. I love "go-thick" architecture.

What did you use for insulation?

-Thomas

The roof is insulated with sheets of "RMAX" brand hard insulation sandwiched between the deck and the outer sheath. The walls are standard batts in 2X6 stud wall.

[Qweaver]

Nice Work Bman!  How about more pics of the interior.  It looks very cozy in there.

Quinton

[Riles]

I'm thinking you should have leveled the site better. Doesn't everything roll to the back of the house?  ;D

[Greg Cook]

Looks GREAT! Hope mine can look half as nice when I finish it (after I start it ! )

Greg

[bman]

Nice Work Bman! How about more pics of the interior. It looks very cozy in there.

Will try and get some more uploaded this weekend.

I'm thinking you should have leveled the site better. Doesn't everything roll to the back of the house? ;D

Makes it easier to get out of bed in the morning!

[Don P]

That's a beautiful house Bman, you oughta be proud  8)
Our outhouse on the job is kinda like "mystery hill" near Tweetsie, one step inside and gravity takes a left turn. Several guys have stepped outta there like a cat onto ice  :D

[ex-Engineer Wannabe]

Great job, Bman! 

Your feat is truly an inspiration to all of us out there aspiring to someday raise our own frame.  And 20 months!   That's really fantastic!  Way to go!!!

I think I've got a new entry for my Heroes List.  ;)

[Kelvin]

Great!  Real nice to be done eh?  Funny, i just finished mine in Nov, 2 years to the day when i first started.  I liked the photos in your gallery.  Tell us though, did you mill that all with an alaskan mill?  Didnt see any other mills.  What are most of the beams cut from?  Those were real big logs you were cutting, did you buy the land recently and get all that timber with it too?  Wow!
I'm glad to be typing here in my house, instead of climbing all over it finishing it.  Phew! 
Kelvin

[bman]

Kelvin, every thing was milled with the Alaskan on site. 10,000 bd ft in the frame and about 5,000 in the roof deck, loft deck and main floor all cut from doug fir on site. Largest tree cut was 50" dia at the stump and felled right were I am sitting as I type this! But in western OR there's lots of big doug fir so that's not un-common. Our little slice of heaven is about 8 acres and we've been here about 4 1/2 years, built a pole building with a finished area and lived in that until we could build the house. I too am glad to be done, sometimes it would feel like I would never get to the end but looking back it went by rather quickly.

[WDH]

You reap what you sow, Bman.  What you have done will enrich your life as you go forward.  It is clear that you had a dream, it is exciting to see it come to pass ;).

[DWM II]

Thats another fine example of inspiration, its amazing the things we can acomplish when we set our mind to finish. 8) I have never timber framed, but there is a gambrel barn in the future for my place, I dont think I could do it with out this site and its members.
Thanks for taking the time to share.