Building a stick frame house in the woods in 90 days

[pclausen]

The pillars are getting covered with the same stone as the house facing. Just waiting on the gates to show up so that we can get the hinges properly located before starting the rock work. Speaking of the gates, they are finally done. They sent me this picture and they will ship tomorrow hopefully. As with everything else, we're going for a minimalistic style and function, so no curves or ornaments.

After taking a load of logs to the dump this morning, I was able to sneak out of work a little early today, and managed to haul the final 2 loads (for a grand total of 12 loads for the deer fence clearing) to the mill. So here's what the entrance looks like now. Will need another load of crush and run blue stone I think.

A shot the other way showing the garden shed.

Close up. I did get the felt on the roof last night, which was a good thing since it has been raining ever since.

I'm picking up the drip edge tomorrow and hope to get it and the shingles installed Thursday since I'm off work that day. Also need to determine if I have enough exterior wall and trim pain left from the main house to paint the shed to match, or if I need to pick up some more. I'm also picking up some proper blocks to put under the floor. I'll be back filling dirt all around the shed, then mulch and topsoil in anticipation of the plantings around it.

 

[mkane09]

Peter, you are one busy beaver. I get tired just reading about what you did that day..... How come aluminum for the gates and not just plain ol' wrought iron? The place really looks good.

mkane09

 

[FairfaxStu]

As with everything else, we're going for a minimalistic style and function, so no curves or ornaments.

Not surprising at all. Kiss=keep it simple stupid.

I'll be back filling dirt all around the shed, then mulch and topsoil in anticipation of the plantings around it.

I could be wrong, but having white pine with dirt up against it is a bad idea. You are just inviting termites and other critters, slugs, worms, etc. I would put in some rock mulch both under the shed and for about 2.5 feet in a perimeter. Do you have any of those little brown rocks that they did the stairs with?
-Stu

 

[FairfaxStu]

Peter, you are one busy beaver. I get tired just reading about what you did that day..... How come aluminum for the gates and not just plain ol' wrought iron? The place really looks good.

mkane09

I think I can answer that. The purpose behind the gates are to keep out those pesky but cute deer and keep in the dogs. As Peter indicated the gates will open automagically when the buried sensors detect a vehicle in either direction. Given this, the actuators to open/close the gates will last a lot longer moving around 25LB gates than moving around 150LB gates.
-Stu

 

[pacerron]

Peter,
Once the fence and gate are done are you going to move the mailbox over to your mom's side of the road?
Not much traffic on that road but that curve looks like a bad place for a mailbox to have your mom standing in front of
to get the mail or even stopped there in her car. Since it is a dead end road the mail carrier should not care if the box is on her
side, and may even prefer it for their own safety. You should have a good place to put it without the mail carrier running over the
gate activation wand.
Ron

 

[FairfaxStu]

Peter:

Now that I look at those gates again, I have to wonder, where the heck are you going to attach the actuator brackets? I don't necessarily see enough "meat" there to attach them to easily.
-Stu

 

[Don87]

Geez............No comments on the signs.


I mean..........it's all over the radio and the papers. Haven't ya'all heard bout it?


Deer crossing radio station phone call - YouTube



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[dclynch]

Oh no this must be done no more posts. What am I going to read at work now? I have to say I appreciate all the time you spent posting and enjoyed the build. Thanks for the great read. Now someone else has to start a new build so I can follow that lol. I will be building a 40x48x14 with a 8' over hang on 1 side pole barn here in the next couple of years but we cant wait that long.

 

[J F]

What day are we now on, Pete?

 

[murphy1244]

What day are we now on, Pete?

Sunday.:laughing: