Saw shack

KWood255 · November 18, 2023, 08:46:46 AM

After a few unfortunate events, and a couple years behind schedule it appears my sawmill shack will finally be underway this week...better late then never I guess.

Settled on a 24x40 main shelter with 12' walls. Will have 24' openings on both eave sides for log loading etc, both with sliding barn doors. Also barn doors on one gable side, with the option for future lean-to's in the spring. I was hoping to go bigger, but this will be a good start I hope.

Sono tubes will be poured on Tuesday, and hopefully have it framed by the end of next weekend. I would call anyone else nuts for starting a project this time of year around here.

Bruno of NH · November 18, 2023, 03:46:31 PM

Looking forward to some pictures

KWood255 · December 10, 2023, 07:39:29 PM

About 2 weeks ago we got the sono tubes drilled and poured. 40 yards of gravel spread inside, and all the framing materials sawn. Today the posts went up, leaving the headers, trusses and tin. In the spring I hope to add sliding barn doors to 3 sides. We are off to a good start, and have been very blessed with the weather this year.

The shack is 24x40, 12' high.

Southside · December 10, 2023, 09:25:41 PM

What will you span the 24' with? A few years behind schedule is way ahead of schedule around here. :D I told my wife I could have the house remodel done by August, fortunately for me I failed to specify which August. :

KWood255 · December 11, 2023, 05:00:56 PM

Southside, the 24' span is being done by a laminated beam, with a final size of full dimension 6x12. To clarify though, I am installing 45* braces, so actual clear span in the beam will be about 15'.

Stephen1 · December 11, 2023, 05:40:00 PM

Quote from: KWood255 on November 18, 2023, 08:46:46 AM
After a few unfortunate events, and a couple years behind schedule

Sono tubes will be poured on Tuesday, and hopefully have it framed by the end of next weekend. I would call anyone else nuts for starting a project this time of year around here.

Where you live I would tend to agree to the nuts part. :D but if you do not start it, it will never get done and your right we are blessed this year with mild weather.
Keep the pics coming

Hemlock121 · December 12, 2023, 01:52:06 PM

Looking great Kris!!!

KWood255 · December 17, 2023, 06:30:29 PM

Post, headers and braces are up. Should have the trusses, strapping and tin roof on next weekend hopefully. The braces are done with mortis and tennon which is a new experience for me. They took longer then expected.

The weather has been great for working outside. I will likely leave the walls and barn doors until spring to finish, unless the temperature stays mild a little longer.

Can't wait to have it finished up.

Ljohnsaw · December 17, 2023, 08:36:30 PM

Did you do the mortices on the polls as they stand? That's a real pain to do! My braces were not 45° and I made some dummy braces for test fitting. They're laying on the stack of beams on the right.

My real braces are 5' and 7', so way too cumbersome to use for testing.

KWood255 · December 23, 2023, 03:46:39 AM

Yes I did John. We used a router with a template to cut them. That was the easy part it seemed. I have great appreciation for people who do this stuff. It's more like art than carpentry! For my first experience it turned out ok, but left room for improvement.

Trusses are up. Strapping this morning and hopefully have the metal roofing on before the end of the weekend.

stavebuyer · December 23, 2023, 07:56:33 AM

I am a big fan of a shed just big enough to keep the weather off the mill. Lumber and equipment storage or follow on processing are best done in a separate building. It's easier to get your loader right next to the mill from multiple sides and thus reduce the manual labor in removing logs that prove unmerchantable as well as simplifying waste removal. Natural daylight beats electric lights and open-air works miracles for keeping dust at manageable levels.

KWood255 · December 27, 2023, 08:57:58 PM

Almost done for this winter. Should have the rest of the roof done tomorrow. The walls can wait till spring, unless the weather continues to be much warmer then normal.

KWood255 · December 28, 2023, 06:35:38 PM

Done for this year! Board and baton siding with sliding barn doors and lean-too's on 3 side to come in the spring. Very excited to have it finished this far, especially when I didn't start until late November. We should have a couple feet of snow and -30c by now. The weather has been incredible for working outside.

I will get the LT40 into the shop to dry off tomorrow before it goes to its new home.

Sod saw · December 28, 2023, 06:45:04 PM

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Your saw shack looks nice. It's always a comfort to have a good roof overhead.

If your building is designed to have solid walls (even if only part of them) and you wait till spring, you should add temporary diagonal braces from post to post for the winter to hold it up when the snow gets heavy. I have watched as buildings fall down due to not enough temporary braces (other peoples jobs).

If it were me, I'd probably not wait to finish the walls to place the saw inside and use it. But that's just me, no one else that I know would put the cart before the horse.

Happy New Year!

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Andries · December 28, 2023, 08:47:05 PM

Oh oh, looks like the Kubota family moved in before the Woodmizer made it to the new shed.
Nice shed and even better timing in choosing to build it this fall/winter!

KWood255 · January 03, 2024, 08:07:40 PM

Mill has landed inside. Did the first "indoor" order on Monday. Sure nice to have shelter finally.

slider · January 04, 2024, 07:57:47 AM

Nice shed

jpassardi · January 04, 2024, 08:40:49 AM

Congrats! nice setup - almost a necessity in Canada winters I would think.
I added onto my mill shed this fall to keep the small machines under cover. Never enough space...

barbender · January 04, 2024, 02:08:46 PM

I do believe that I need to copy that beauty!

KWood255 · January 04, 2024, 08:48:21 PM

Quote from: barbender on January 04, 2024, 02:08:46 PM
I do believe that I need to copy that beauty!

Pretty simple build really. 8- 6x10x12 posts, 2- laminated 6x12x40 beams, about 60- 2x4x16's for roof strapping. I used sono tubes 6' deep to prevent shifting from frost.

Definitely want to add lean-too's on both sides in the spring, and likely the back wall as well for extra storage. Sure nice to work under a cover!

KWood255 · November 02, 2024, 07:09:28 AM

Update to this project...finally got around to adding the 1x6 pine siding to the eave walls on the saw shack. The building is working out great, and was long overdue. We are taking full advantage of the weather we are having. Must be the nicest fall in decades.

Still plan to add lean-too's to 3 sides for extra storage of lumber, equipment and hopefully an EG200 edger here soon. A building is never big enough.

Stephen1 · November 02, 2024, 02:00:04 PM

It's looking pretty good! It has been a great fall. The best in a few years.

KWood255 · November 02, 2024, 02:57:56 PM

Front wall done.

barbender · November 02, 2024, 04:41:32 PM

It looks great, Kwood! What are the dimensions, and height?

KWood255 · November 02, 2024, 06:41:27 PM

Quote from: barbender on November 02, 2024, 04:41:32 PMIt looks great, Kwood! What are the dimensions, and height?

Thank you sir. 24x40, 13' walls

Peter Drouin · November 02, 2024, 10:14:08 PM

Quote from: KWood255 on November 02, 2024, 07:09:28 AMA building is never big enough.

And you are just getting started.

Good luck.

teakwood · November 02, 2024, 11:01:00 PM

X2 on that comment

KWood255 · March 16, 2025, 10:20:22 AM

Looking at increasing the size of the saw shack this spring, while adding 20' off length to 24x60, plus lean-to shelters on at least 2 sides, maybe 3. This will account for the incoming edger, and little more space hopefully for sawdust conveyor and waste conveyor in time. With the design of the building, it's an easy addition.

The main purpose is to increase efficiency and lessen material handling. Suggestions on plan improvements are very welcomed. What am I missing?