My Industrial Cabin Build

[Macinnis]

Based on my research, the bathroom exhaust fan only needs to be on it’s own circuit (20 amp) if the fan also has a heater. will you have heaters? Curious if that is the issue.

I have been researching this quite extensively as I am going to start my wiring as soon as it warms up a bit.

also, I called my barn builder and got a bid on the snow breaker’s to be installed. It’s amazing how much snow can stay on a large roof.

 

[deezler]

I feel for you on the roof snow/ice issue. We had the same exact problem on our 3.5/12 slope standing seam metal roof.

First winter after moving in, our kitchen range hood vent got sheared right off the roof. Had some dripping over the range in the kitchen, ... that's odd. Go outside, and the vent is laying on the ground.

The only fix our roof needed was to glue a protector in the middle of each roof panel that had a vent. It's like a 2 by 3 inch metal L bracket, glued to the roof, and it rips the sliding ice in half, which takes nearly all the pressure off anything below it. Working well so far, anyway (6th winter now).

I would go snap a pic for you, but there's 4 inches of snow on the roof now so they are hidden, and 12-16" more snow starting tomorrow (yay).

If you're mounting up something fancier above your chimney, you should be able to attach it with S5 clamps. I don't believe they are terribly expensive.

Metal Roof Brackets & Clamps | Standing Seam Roof Clamps | S-5!

S-5! metal roof clamps provide reliable solutions for attaching virtually anything to your metal roof with ease and security.

s-5.com

Edit: These are the basic snowguards we used.

Cast Aluminum Original Sno-Safe Snow Guard

Sno-Safe Original Snow Guard manufactured in cast aluminum. Sno-Safe snow guards help prevent avalanching snow and ice from rooftops. They function as cleats to hold and then break up the snow as it melts. Sno-Safe snow guards are engineered for strength, inexpensive, and are simple to install...

sno-safe.com

 

[BigBlue1]

David, can you contact the company that installed your metal roof and see what they recommend or have available for the diverter? I'm kinda surprised that wasn't part of their install, or at least brought up as a potential issue/option during install.

 

[ovrszd]

I am keeping an eye on the roof. I ordered snow guards today, but I still have to figure out what style of snow diverter I am putting ip for the chimney. They are quite pricey and mounting systems for standing seam roof can double the price. I would build my own but supplies of everything are limited and prices for metal are thru the roof. Bad pun for this instance, I suppose. I am trying to get my materials together. Putting the snow guards up there should almost guarantee that we don’t get another snowfall this year.
With so much outstanding from the build, I don’t want to spend on this right now, but the potential for this to become 10k in repair cos is very real.

I for one greatly appreciate you working on your house this Winter!!! That has diverted a LOT of bad weather away from us in Northern Missouri and directly to your location!!!! We thank you!!!

 

[s219]

Putting the snow guards up there should almost guarantee that we don’t get another snowfall this year.

OK, then please wait until the end of March when ski season is over here in VA !

 

[WoodChuckDad]

My snow guards arrived yesterday. Installing those will be a chore We might have decent weather for that this weekend. It is raining all day today with temps in 40’s now and upper 50’s all night tonight. So hopefully all the remaining snow will be gone. I still don’t have the diverters that I need, but I think I have found what I want to use. Provided, of course, that I can get them.

 

[deezler]

I'm curious what you're imaging for "diverters". I could picture just buying some aluminum angle strips from home depot, and bolting to s5 brackets, making a "V" above the chimney. Our basic snow guards seem to be doing the trick for 6 years now, but I can't go up and see it directly in the winter.

 

[civilian]

The attached picture shows one on a house near me.

Another view.



These have been on since fall of 2015. Made by local chimney place. Jon

 

[civilian]

The attached picture shows one on a house near me.View attachment 732183

Another view.
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These have been on since fall of 2015. Made by local chimney place. Jon

The piece before the stack is actually a wedge shape built up to allow water to run over ridges. Jon

 

[WoodChuckDad]

I posted a video this morning. I’ve been working on this one for some time. It is the most work I have put into a video.
It is basically the whole build so far.