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Post by AlexHarpin on Feb 4, 2016 8:33:33 GMT -8
Ok Alex, un sous faite. Very rarely seen where i live. I've seen a pic of one lately in a barn. Prety much like yours with st andrews's crosses. But imho, that's overkill. Braces are plenty good enough  I thing i've refurbished a roof with one few years back. Hard to recall. But it was at the same height as your middle tie beam. With only braces going to it. I tend to work a lot on king posts, and just triangular trusses, a fair bit like yours without the post! I saw frame pictures as you describe. I put my cross of St-Andrée at this height to be able to freely circulated in the attic.But I also view old house whose frame was up that way. I have a buddy that own a similar house but the sub ridge is lower and he told me that it take lot of space. Sounds tight… with a rocket/masonry heater in the middle of it all those 12" of wood walls will give good long flywheel effect. mass enhanced U-value all around. cold storage in the basement? I hope that the masonry heater will offer a good and constant source of heat in this house. For now we live in a mobile home on the same land. Our main heating is a slow-burning EPA stove. This is a very mild winter here and I will still consume about ten cords of wood. The house is really poorly insulated which render very difficult to heat it pleasently. Yes, there is a small extension on the side of the house that will be a post and beam style(12'x12'). This section in the basement will be dedicated to storing firewood and preserves. |
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Post by pyrolyse on Jan 13, 2017 16:12:43 GMT -8
Beautiful woodwork, I love log homes! What kind of wood are you using?
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Post by AlexHarpin on Jan 13, 2017 17:49:41 GMT -8
Thanks man! mostly white pine and a little of red pine.
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Post by drooster on Jan 14, 2017 14:21:17 GMT -8
Were unsquared logs an option?
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Post by AlexHarpin on Jan 14, 2017 17:26:14 GMT -8
Probably that one could make a similar construction with unsquared logs but personally I attach more interest to "piece sur piece" houses which are more in local traditions.
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Post by Jura on Feb 6, 2017 8:58:59 GMT -8
Hello everyone!  
Gosh ! My Lord! What a thickness of a trusses and the "peg carpentry" - Respect. Is the above masterpiece a result of your personal skills or U hired some proffesional carpenter to make it / give a hand/ instruct ? |
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Post by drooster on Feb 7, 2017 11:29:00 GMT -8
Jura you can't say "hand job"...
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Post by AlexHarpin on Feb 9, 2017 5:45:59 GMT -8
Hello everyone!
Gosh ! My Lord! What a thickness of a trusses and the "peg carpentry" - Respect. Is the above masterpiece a result of your personal skills or U hired some proffesional carpenter to make it / give a hand/ instruct ? Thanks Jura! I built it myself, the roof frame took me 6 weeks. I read many books about timber frame before |
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Post by Jura on Feb 9, 2017 8:12:46 GMT -8
Was the timber used reclaimed from another construction or fresh cut and seasoned? I'm always jealous see ppl build from timber. And taking up challenges. Have U had anyone to introduce you to carpentry or .. books only? I've been gaining skils in construction for quite some time, in order to weave our warm (therfore rocket stoves) and cosy nest and be able to do most finishing jobs with my own hands but here (in the east EU) I could hardly afford buying timber for a light frame post and beam construction for the long dreamed of strawbale house not to mention buying land. Well... after all the training there has come a time to gain some financial resource and pitch up. But now an issue of having proper-minded neighbours seems to be more of a trick. good luck and I hope to see more of pics of your carpentry & construction  |
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Post by AlexHarpin on Feb 9, 2017 17:23:36 GMT -8
Was the timber used reclaimed from another construction or fresh cut and seasoned? I'm always jealous see ppl build from timber. And taking up challenges. Have U had anyone to introduce you to carpentry or .. books only? I've been gaining skils in construction for quite some time, in order to weave our warm (therfore rocket stoves) and cosy nest and be able to do most finishing jobs with my own hands but here (in the east EU) I could hardly afford buying timber for a light frame post and beam construction for the long dreamed of strawbale house not to mention buying land. Well... after all the training there has come a time to gain some financial resource and pitch up. But now an issue of having proper-minded neighbours seems to be more of a trick. good luck and I hope to see more of pics of your carpentry & construction It was all made with new wood, the walls been seasoned for five years and the beams for the roof frame air dryed almost two years. I talked with few carpenter before the project but I assume they didnt think I was serious about it. I think anybodies who take his time is able to built this kind of structure. Take your time, measure twice. Sketchup help a lot for this kind of project too.Read timber frame boiks and watch lots of video on youtube, all the info is there. Ill try to post some more photos soon.Where in EU do you live? Thanks again! |
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Post by Jura on Feb 10, 2017 2:58:22 GMT -8
It was all made with new wood, the walls been seasoned for five years and the beams for the roof frame air dryed almost two years. I talked with few carpenter before the project but I assume they didnt think I was serious about it. Oh! man! you have a dreamt of substrate. 2 years of air chamber drying it must have been pricey. Are you going to treat the roof timber with any biocides? I think anybodies who take his time is able to built this kind of structure. Yea! believe it, too. thats why I took part in so many workshop and gave a hand on many construction sites. I managed to learn sketching in archicad in the meantime .And I become a devoted follower of a phrase "devil is hidden in details" Take your time, measure twice. Sketchup help a lot for this kind of project too. Read timber frame boiks and watch lots of video on youtube, all the info is there. Ill try to post some more photos soon.Where in EU do you live? I was born in times of hindered access to a professional knowledge and general scarcity of it. Therefore now I praise & appreciate the access to the net so much. Every year we celebrate an "internet day". Personally it became far more imoprtant day for me than than Christmast. Having been born & brought up (and still live) behind iron curtain (in the land of Poles ;-) )I gained ability to read inbeetwen the lines and verify obtained pieces of info so I feel in a info-heaven nowadays. |
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Post by travis on Feb 22, 2018 19:43:08 GMT -8
Thanks for sharing Alex!
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I thing i've refurbished a roof with one few years back. Hard to recall. But it was at the same height as your middle tie beam. With only braces going to it. I tend to work a lot on king posts, and just triangular trusses, a fair bit like yours without the post! 
