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pash
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# Posted: 7 Sep 2015 09:37
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I have lurked on this site for years and finally bought a booklet from Stoney, and convinced dad that he needed another building to house our growing fleet of tractors and atv's. We also no longer have enough sleeping space when all the family gets together with the rate all the grandkids are popping out. So we figured we would kill both these birds with the build.
A few things I am trying different and since I have the experience and tools to fix them if they dont work I figured I would give them a go and post them here. Using posts instead of a slab, Ratchet straps instead of clamps and Timberloks on the corners to make it easier to build the corners. Ill let you know how those go or if i abandon them as the build progresses.
Here are a few pics from the first weekend
how i made the posts
how i made the posts
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the first run
the first run
the first run
the first run


Bevis
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# Posted: 8 Sep 2015 21:45
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The post have the raised "lip" to fit the groove on the bottom?
Good Start.

pash
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# Posted: 8 Sep 2015 23:50 - Edited by: pash
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yes on the groove, 36" deep holes, frost line is 18. 6000lbs of concrete around those posts, i also made my splice 4ft deep on the groove board. those 24' logs were hard to move though. A tractor and timberjack were my friends.

pash
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# Posted: 5 Oct 2015 16:24
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Spent saturday and sunday working on the cabin, at this point i have 2 weekends in it, about 70 man hours total in it. Timberlocks work awesome. At this point I am really pleased.
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pash
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# Posted: 5 Oct 2015 16:26
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sorry about the photos, i cant figure out how to rotate them

Cisco
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# Posted: 7 Oct 2015 09:37
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Great start on the cabin.

Your Photos are too big. Open them in Microsoft paint. Resize them to about 80% and save. Then relink them here. They should stay upright. If not make them even smaller and try again

pash
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# Posted: 7 Oct 2015 11:35
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Thanks for that Cisco
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Thelar
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# Posted: 9 Oct 2015 13:23
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Wow, it looks great. Just curious, how will you install a floor?

pash
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# Posted: 9 Oct 2015 14:51
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currently the plan is to store tractors and atv's downstairs so gravel only. For the loft I am using a double LVL 9/1/2in lumber as a beam and running 2x8's to the wall notching the wall to accept them. This way I can keep a clear span downstairs. If i did want to put a floor in, i would just put 2 beams in the floor and run 2x8's across on the first run. this would only cost me 8 inches, and im making the downstairs 9ft tall, so it would be easily doable in the future. I may put a deck on one side to access the loft so I can completely close off the downstairs and use it as a workshop, without loosing space for stairs.

Don_P
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# Posted: 9 Oct 2015 15:28 - Edited by: Don_P
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Joist hangers on the walls would do it as well, each "log" is essentially a built up girder.

A double 2x10 lvl supporting a loft? I've got a double 14"LVL spanning 23' supporting an 8' shed roof entry to my barn. With a 1' overhang the beam is supporting 4' (half the roof span+1' overhang... 5' of roof x 23' of length. It is juicy to walk on, I wouldn't use it for a loft.

pash
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# Posted: 9 Oct 2015 15:39
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I can put a post if i feel its too juicy, i was going to put some 45's on it to shorten the span it is holding. i also am tying it into the truss i am building for it. So im not really that worried about it. Since I have a post as a last option.

Rowjr
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# Posted: 14 Oct 2015 14:30
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nice work

pash
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# Posted: 27 Oct 2015 11:07
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Spent 3 more days at the farm this weekend. Very pleased with the progress.
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pash
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# Posted: 10 Nov 2015 16:13
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spent another weekend working on it, till i got rained out. Far enough along that I have learned plenty.
Don_P the double LVL is fine, i tied it into a truss and jumped around, doesn't move a bit. but i wouldnt do it if it wasn't tied in, it takes the span down to about 16'.
I learned I should have put the loft in the whole way and floored it before moving on, it would have make the roof go so much smoother, and lifting a log 15' off of the ground isnt fun, much easier to build them on the loft. still pleased with how it works though.
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Rowjr
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# Posted: 10 Nov 2015 17:28
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Very cool !

Sheeterdan
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# Posted: 15 Jul 2016 11:51
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Hey any pics of finished build

pash
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2016 15:49
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I had some on a phone i broke, Im actually going this weekend to paint the outside, ill take a few pics for you and post it.

roy k
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# Posted: 3 Aug 2016 19:51
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pash

sparky30_06
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# Posted: 4 Aug 2016 08:01
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Now I'm interested in this construction and booklet from Stoney. So the wall appear to be laminated 1x6??? are they glued and clamped? seems fairly strong to a certain wall height.

Jabberwocky
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# Posted: 4 Aug 2016 09:03
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sparky30_06

2x6 or 2x8 I think Sparky.

Nirky
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# Posted: 4 Aug 2016 21:25
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And nailed. Here's his original thread.

Rickkrus
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# Posted: 5 Aug 2016 09:33
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What are you using for chinking?

Lecormier
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# Posted: 13 Jan 2017 23:33
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Beautiful Pash!

GIF1972
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# Posted: 21 Nov 2017 23:13
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Do u have a material list and cost estimate

pash
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# Posted: 22 Nov 2017 15:48
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I got most of it from Menards with 11% cash back. Think it was right at 8k. As far as a material list. Feel like it was about 500 2x8x12's and 6 gallons of glue, 80 timberlocks and 40k nails (however much 8 boxes is).

GIF1972
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# Posted: 26 Nov 2017 10:41
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Did you ever make a foundation plans or a construction plan manual. I really would like to build this. I would purchase the manual if I have too

pash
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# Posted: 26 Nov 2017 14:19 - Edited by: pash
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Stoney made a manual, I bought it. Look back through some of the links in this thread and you will probably find it.

44him2
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# Posted: 19 Dec 2017 22:17
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Quoting: pash


Love the looks of your cabin--the thread says that you used nails and glue but in the pics the nails do not show up as much as they did in Stoney's pics--same 1 ft apart nail pattern? Also I followed the threads looking for the manual but only found the bay reference and could not find it there.

My email is daleandjennifer@sbcglobal.net if you could point me in the right direction. or send me a PDF of what you have.

Dale

pash
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# Posted: 19 Dec 2017 22:33
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Nails, idk I nailed the hell out of it. 1ft sounds good. His email was braker1@bellsouth.net

drb777
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# Posted: 20 Dec 2017 13:52
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PASH, do you expect significant vertical expansion and shrinkage in this type of log wall construction?
Do you plan on leaving a gap above windows/doors to allow for same?

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