Working on a building.

[711ac]

Coming out of hibernation, I started back at it a few weeks ago. Saw a little, then nail a little. 


 

 

 

 

[Andries]

That is one sweet sawmill shed, Mr 711!

[trimguy]

That's looking really good.

[Ventryjr]

Looks good! Wish I was that far along with my building.   Stay safe! 

[jpassardi]

Nice work. That's going to be a big plus to keep you and the mill out of the summer sun and the rain.

[tacks Y]

Good looking job. What is the plan for the end? I did one where I ran a board down over and the next one 2" lower then back up and repeat. Breaks up the end and makes it easy not having to hold a straight line. I just cut the batton strip to the short board.

[711ac]

Right now I just plan on battens over the joints. I'd like to make them about 5/8" thick and no more than 3" wide minimizing their look and "texture", but I'm not sure if I should worry about making it so thin (5/8"). My concern is their stability (laying flat) as my purlins are at 30" centers and I only plan on one nail or screw into the purlins hopefully avoiding drying/shrinking problems.
There will be rolling doors on 3 of the walls interrupting the siding and battens almost corner to corner. I sized the openings as wide as I could to allow the open door panels to "park" on the remaining wall without hanging out past the corners. Just building the doors and hanging the track will be a few days work working alone. They are just like a hinged door,
get everything right and it'll work perfectly. I remember rolling doors as a kid that it took everything you had to move it.

[Oddman]

Very nice building. It's Interesting how small it looks with the mill parked inside. 
On the battens we do 3" x 3/4 on 24" centers with a single screw (predrilled) at each purlin, works great for us with our oak siding. Personally  I would stick with screws, if i had to nail I would use galvanized and hand nail it.

[711ac]

Very nice building. It's Interesting how small it looks with the mill parked inside.

Over the years, this seems to hold true regardless of building, size or purpose. 😆
I'm a rookie and have yet to determine the best flow of materials in and across the mill. I have no delusions of super production, I waited about 30 years too long for that.
 The mill is set in the shorter dimension of the building and setting it this way, my thinking was machine access to each side of the saw. In cutting the siding I mostly work off the loading arms throwing off the slabwood onto them, then coming back to grab the stack of sawn wood. In the process a few oddball or un edged boards will come off the other side to a pair of sawhorses for further attention. 
Over my years in home construction I've learned to admire and appreciate the skills of every phase of construction no matter how simple it might seem. Having made some sawdust and wasting a fair amount of logs, it's no different making lumber, real sawyers make it look easy too!

[711ac]

 

 

 
Got all the siding and battens on along with all 104' of sliding door track.
Today I moved to the back wall where I'm adding a 16' wide (x42') lean to.  

[711ac]

Footings for the lean to, possibly overkill but this is on fill and I can't exactly remember how long it's been there at the -4' level. (for frost)


 

 
I'm building the (rolling) doors now, I decided to get a little wild. 


 
I screwed it all on, just in case  :D, but I'm liking it. 
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I used a "LVL" for the frame as they're very stable.