Vodkaman Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 You certainly know how to work the camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmail Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Yes, great photos, I'm enjoying this, for what it's worth it's about 80F and light rain here. I feel sorry for you guys, it must be freezing on the hammer. pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Daymon. At least the senery is never boring. The sun rises and sunsets must look great. Never really did any winter construction, but I did a fair amont of shing shift flightline work in New Mexico almost 30 years ago. When the sun drops and a stiff wind picks it could get cold, and working with jet fuel, oil, hydro, liquid O2, nasty on the fingures. Have tried the chemical hand and toe warmers - those things keep you toasty and last 8 to 12 hours. I used to have an old little johny hand warmer as a kid, burnt a hole in my favorite red hunting hoody as a teenager. Looks like it's coming along. Sunday it was 70F today the high was only 34F and we've got snow in the forecast for later this week. My mom and father-inlaw are both ground hogs, otherwise I'd say lets hunt them into extinction... might not be PC, but speeds up winter??? You know what I mean. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 The temperature extremes here are 80F low to 100F high. Usually around 85F every day throughout the year. I don't go out in the day unless absolutely necessary. When I return to the UK, my friends expect me to be tanned, milk bottle white am I! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmail Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Good thinking Dave, I am going to spend the rest of my life chipping off the flaking skin of sun damage - symtoms of a mispent youth. pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 I know I am more careful to add sun screen and wear lite weight, long sleeve cotton fishing shirts. In the 70's, I was a total sun nut. I think the only time I had something on was when riding my motorcycle... only toke one large, hard bug in the chest to teach me that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneCoal Tackle Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Here's some pics from Jan. 16, at this point we were ready to set three steel beams to help support the upstairs floor joists. We had a crane truck scheduled but the mile and a half climb to the top of our hill was pretty icy (it faces mostly north and only gets an hour or two of sun a day this time of year) and the driver didn't want to try it . We also had a load of lumber scheduled for delivery and we really needed the beams in place in order to continue , so when the lumber came we met the driver at the foot of the hill, helped him put his tire chains on and then proceded to talk him into lifting our beams into place for us . Not all of the trucks a have a boom but sometimes things just work out. Won't be long now till we,ll be walking around a floor higher. Will post some upstairs floor framing pics next time. daymon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 I remember those days. Moving along well. keep posting, every time you post it brings back the fun I had. Its not work if its fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 I see the latest volcanic ash still hasn't melted. Looks like the snow went north this time and all we got was just a dusting of sleet. Hope it misses you and your crew this time too. My local musky fishery, Lake Kinkaid, is 80 miles south of Belleville and last I heard had lite ice at the boat ramp. They also have walleye there too. Stay warm and if your hand are warm enough, get back to carving some lures... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redg8r Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Great post Daymon, Myself being born & raised in Boone County (30 mins south of Charleston) you have me missing those hills.... and the volcanic ash for that matter (see my current location) So when's the house warming party? Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel7@mac.com Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Looks Like The The House Will Be Ready For The Hardwood Floors To Be Finished Just About The Time The Crappies Are Biteing In Stone Wall. Maybe I Should Bring My Tools For A Working Vacation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneCoal Tackle Posted February 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Jerry, glad you like the thread. These hills do have a way of sticking with ya don't they. As for the snow, you can come get it any time you want and haul it ALL to Florida LOL, I've had enough of it. I haven't been to Boone county for a few years but next time I'm there I'll tell "Jesco" you said Hey!. Hey Mike, I think most of the floors are going to be carpet and ceramic tile but bring your pole and we'll hit "Hog Hollow" for some Stonewall crappie! Well, I know I haven't caught you up in pictures yet but we are about to the point of setting some beams on second floor and start framing the roof. We have the walls framed including four large gables that are 36 feet wide by 19 feet tall but nothing to tie everything together yet except for temporary bracing. We weren't on the job for two days this week because of bad weather which included heavy rains and high winds. So while driving into work yesterday wondering if we had any damage we were greeted by the following sights............. .......This demolished metal barn in the valley about two miles from the jobsite wasn't even finished yet! The concrete pad it was on can be seen in the right hand corner of the photo.......... .....as we turned onto the dirt road leading up the hill we were greeted by this tree that had fallen across the road, luckily someone had already cut it out enough to pass................. Then as we start to climp the hill we find bunches of gullies washed out in the road.............. .....so the ol' heart races a bit and you hurry on the top, kick the headlights on high beam as you head up the last little bank and there you see ...count'em.........................one, two, three.............four gables! Alright! we won that one. Wish we had the roof on this thing man. More to come, daymon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneCoal Tackle Posted February 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Here's a couple pics of the upstairs floor framing. ......this is a beam built up of several LVL's to hold the hearth of the second floor fireplace. The joists that run into it are set in metal hangers, we were waiting for angled ones when the picture was taken. ........this pic was shot while standing on the beam/hearth looking to the northwest corner of the house. The bonus room above the garage has most of the floor sheeted. The last pic shows where there will be a cantilevered balcony off the master bedroom. Next time.... some second floor walls. daymon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outdooradvantage Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Wow, that sure is an awesome view. Keep up the good work... Jeff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgcountry00 Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Looking real good can't wait till we get to start working on building a new house, and shop for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneCoal Tackle Posted February 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Okay, the upstairs floor is now sheeted and ready for wall framing. If you sight across the floor you see it almost as high as the next mountains......... ....maybe the roof will pass'em up. Here we see one of the four large gable walls has been erected. These end walls are rather large at 36 feet wide and the seven on twelve roof pitch brings them to almost 20 feet tall. The plan was to frame them on the floor, sheet them and then have the crane to set them up............ .......However, various problems which included bad roads that prohibited the crane from reaching the jobsite and over confidence on our part convinced us that we could set them by hand........................... ........which we did by bolting on legs (or braces) and attatching a series of cleats to the floor to catch the braces as we ratcheted it up by lifting our guts out . Then you know how the story goes, "if we can do one surely we can do another" and next thing you know we've put all four of them up the hard way! So, with the gable ends up it's full steam ahead with framing the rest of the second floor walls and setting scaffold to facilitate setting beams to hold roof system, at 7 inches wide by 33 inches tall and 42 feet long we'll definitely have to have the crane for those bad boys......... .........more to come daymon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Daymon, I used your thread as an example of how some threads are interesting enough and get enough member support, that to shut 'em down at this point would be a real let down for everyone. Great that the house on the hill is still standing and didn't get any damage. I think I would have used the wall raising as justification to add good winch on your truck, sort of an employee out of pocket expense. Keep up the good work Daymon. bgcountry00, see if Daymon will work in MN if you pay him in lures or fishing access. You never know, he could be a Musky hunter and wants to play with Mr. Esox. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KcDano Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Daymon, do they still use wall jacks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee jigger Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Still enjoy the pics. Keep em comming...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneCoal Tackle Posted February 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Dano, I think wall jacks are still around but we've never owned any , might invest in some though if we build any wall sections this big again. Anyways we have the walls pretty much framed up the ceiling joists in place in the areas that will have flat ceilings. In the pic above, the large area between the gables in the upper part of the pic is the master bedroom and master bath with the bath having a flat ceiling and the bedroom will be open cathedral with exposed beams. There will be a study area in one corner and a fireplace in another. The master bedroom and bath will total 1500 square feet! Not too bad, mine at home is 1700 sq. ft..................my whole house that is . Have any of you been having strange weather lately? .......................actually I snapped this pic through the spotting glasses for the lazer level while doing final plumbing and bracing of walls. Talk about driving you batty:drool:, try looking through these for awhile. Anyway, here's one of the beams being delivered and no this truck didn't drive on the highway with that 22 feet of beam hanging out the back. The road onto the mountain was too narrow and twisty for the other truck so they were loaded onto this one to make the last mile and a half of the trip. The crane is supposed to be here on monday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KcDano Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 It appears to be coming along quite well! Yes, couple of wall jacks would have made that job much easier. We used them on about every wall we could. Has been a while since I did any rough-in. To give you an idea how long, we were hand driving all the nails and no engineered lumber, I guess you don't have to crown an engineered joist? My how things have changed. Sure enjoy the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outdooradvantage Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Looking real good, I can only imagine how it's gonna look when all those tree's start blooming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 That's going to be a NICE house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Daymon. The picture with the red sky reminds of "testing at Area 51"... if there was an Area 51. Are those the same type of glasses you wear for see a laser sight on a circular saw? I hate the dumb things because I have to put them on over a pair of prescription eye glasses... And no matter how carefully I clean them, there is aways a smug one one layer or another. House is looking great. Stay warm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmail Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Daymon- What sort of timber are WE using here - Frames/gables, etc. I am starting to feel like I am building it. Better get the nail bag out. pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
