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Started by moosehunter, August 07, 2020, 08:47:18 PM

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moosehunter

This project started 18 years ago. I'll fast forward to June of 2020.

 
500 linier ft of 8x8 cants were loaded up for a 25 mile ride to Labrador lumber in Owego NY. There they were milled into D shaped logs

 

 
And then for the ride back home.
8/6/20 the building crew showed up and spent the day preparing and adjusting.

 
Adjusting the dovetail jigs.

 
Building a jig to cut logs to length with a consistent repeatable cut. I'll post a pic next week of the 16" 220 volt beam saw in action. It's a beast!
Rudy and Ruben spent a number of years building log homes in PA before moving to NY. The rest of the crew is very excited to learn log home building from R&R. 
More to come,....
mh
"And the days that I keep my gratitude
Higher than my expectations
Well, I have really good days".    Ray Wylie Hubbard

Sedgehammer

Koolz!
What will those 'd' shaped logs be a sittin on when sittin?
Necessity is the engine of drive

Don P

Prolly on that floor in da pics  :)

moosehunter

8" ICF block foundation.

 
This was from working on the deck system last winter
"And the days that I keep my gratitude
Higher than my expectations
Well, I have really good days".    Ray Wylie Hubbard

Sedgehammer

Quote from: Don P on August 07, 2020, 10:31:56 PM
Prolly on that floor in da pics  :)
Ha, ha, but so true. 
Thoughts were if that's a joist floor, lots of weight ain't it? 
Necessity is the engine of drive

Don P

Not really. Pine runs around 35 lbs per cubic foot. 8' tall wall 8" thick would run about 185 lbs per lineal foot. Perp to grain compression strength of pine is around 325 psi, a single rim without counting joists is 18 square inches per foot so around 5850 lbs capacity per foot. There are other loads, upper floor, roof but you can see it isn't anywhere close to a problem. I usually did a double rim but not really needed.

I'm not sure we aren't looking at an engineered floor system  :)


Sedgehammer

I really had no idea that it wood support that much wood...... ;D 
Thanks. 
Necessity is the engine of drive

moosehunter

Engineered floor system with reinforced / double rim. The rim is slightly over 4" thick of solid wood. There will be two interior log walls. They will be supported by 8x12 hemlock beams built into the floor system.

mh
"And the days that I keep my gratitude
Higher than my expectations
Well, I have really good days".    Ray Wylie Hubbard

moosehunter

 

 
Hard to get a high vantage point to get a good pic of floor.

 

 
The beam saw set up for end cuts.
mh
"And the days that I keep my gratitude
Higher than my expectations
Well, I have really good days".    Ray Wylie Hubbard

moosehunter

"And the days that I keep my gratitude
Higher than my expectations
Well, I have really good days".    Ray Wylie Hubbard

moosehunter

Taking on a little more shape .
 

 
 
mh
"And the days that I keep my gratitude
Higher than my expectations
Well, I have really good days".    Ray Wylie Hubbard

samandothers

Really looks nice!  Your long journey is a lot shorter than it was.  

Will you need to unstack and assemble the dove tails?  What are in the corners now, I can't tell from pictures and my lack of knowledge on building such structures leads to this question?

moosehunter

Dovetails are cut before stacking/ assembly. The guys are cutting the dovetails, assembling two corners then working towards the center of a wall. 
mh
"And the days that I keep my gratitude
Higher than my expectations
Well, I have really good days".    Ray Wylie Hubbard

samandothers

What you describe is what I expected, I see now the off set in the basement on the left side of above picture.  Initially I did not see that and thought there was no log wall yet on the left side.   ::)    Looks great.




Bruno of NH

Mh,
Are your log builders Amish?
I have never seen the dove tail on that style of log.
The ones I built notched a mortis in the logs and the over hang left d shaped.
Your way is much better to keep the ends dry.
Very nice work.
I miss my log building days.
We did it all grunt work no cranes. That's one of the reasons I have no knees.
Lt 40 wide with 38hp gas and command controls , F350 4x4 dump and lot of contracting tools

Don P


moosehunter

Yes they are Amish. They said it was ok to take pictures of them but they won't "pose" for a pic. I just try to keep their faces out of the pics.
mh



"And the days that I keep my gratitude
Higher than my expectations
Well, I have really good days".    Ray Wylie Hubbard

moosehunter

DonP, they are not using crane or lifting assistance. Just muscle power. 
On that note though, I spent part of the weekend running 4x6x14' beams for the ceiling system through my planner. Did 34. My forearms are on fire today! Oh well, only about 50 left to do. 
mh
"And the days that I keep my gratitude
Higher than my expectations
Well, I have really good days".    Ray Wylie Hubbard

moosehunter

Today's progress


 

 
The inspection team, they seem ok with the work so far

 
mh
"And the days that I keep my gratitude
Higher than my expectations
Well, I have really good days".    Ray Wylie Hubbard

Crusarius

That looks great, are you going to fur out the inside of the wall and add insulation?

moosehunter

No extra insulation on walls. 8" logs should be sufficient. Two bedroom walls will get sheet rock but the is just to cover the rounded portion of the logs. 
mh
"And the days that I keep my gratitude
Higher than my expectations
Well, I have really good days".    Ray Wylie Hubbard

Crusarius

I would think your still going to get a good amount of thermal transfer through the logs. Curious to know how it feels through a NY winter. Still looks really nice.

Remle

I know the Amish don't use any electric in their homes, but how are you running your electric ?

Remle

Quote from: Crusarius on August 18, 2020, 09:38:45 AM
I would think your still going to get a good amount of thermal transfer through the logs. Curious to know how it feels through a NY winter. Still looks really nice.
My neighbor built his house out of red pine from the property, his logs are 5" flats, 8"in height rounds with a 1" spline in the center and 1/4" foam sill seal that he trimmed off to fit the profile and calked. You might think it would leak air, but it is just the opposite, no transfer of cold or drafts at all. It's so tight he had to install an air ex changer to eliminate the moisture from forming on the inside of his windows.

Bruno of NH

Log homes can be very energy efficient. 
Lt 40 wide with 38hp gas and command controls , F350 4x4 dump and lot of contracting tools

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