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Link44
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# Posted: 31 Aug 2022 12:12am
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Started my cabin construction this last weekend. Very exciting and tons of work. Just wanted to share.
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Irrigation Guy
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# Posted: 31 Aug 2022 06:14am
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Looks like a good start!
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Link44
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# Posted: 31 Aug 2022 08:25am
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Thank you. The rest of the walls should go up this coming weekend. I'm not looking forward to the 8/12 roof though.
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 31 Aug 2022 08:32am
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Link, 8/12, those "spruce" trees tells me you are at 4000+ feet in elevation, probably closer to 5000. A steep metal roof is a great idea. I have almost that steep, ie 7.5X12, no way can you walk on it without slipping and that is before metal is put on.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 31 Aug 2022 09:34am
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Yer rockin' it! 
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Link44
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# Posted: 31 Aug 2022 05:14pm
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Good eye! 5,200 feet actually. We can see 3 to 4 feet of snow. We will mostly be fair weather visitors. I plan on tying myself off to do the roof. I'm not sure how to do that yet but I'll figure it out. Any advice on that would be appreciated.
Thanks
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Link44
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# Posted: 31 Aug 2022 05:31pm
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Quoting: gcrank1 Yer rockin' it!
Thanks, I'm trying!
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travellerw
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# Posted: 31 Aug 2022 05:41pm
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Quoting: Link44 I plan on tying myself off to do the roof. I'm not sure how to do that yet but I'll figure it out. Any advice on that would be appreciated.
Rent a tow able lift. It was some of the best money I spent on my cabin.
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BRADISH
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# Posted: 31 Aug 2022 07:34pm
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Quoting: travellerw Rent a tow able lift. It was some of the best money I spent on my cabin.
x2 on the towable lift.
Cut my roof install time in less than half vs scaffolding and ladders. I made a bracket to haul sheeting and metal up with me (basket internal dimensions were too small).
$800 for a week, but very much worth the money.
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 31 Aug 2022 08:35pm - Edited by: toyota_mdt_tech
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Quoting: Link44 I plan on tying myself off to do the roof. I'm not sure how to do that yet but I'll figure it out. Any advice on that would be appreciated.
Start your metal by doing the fascia flashing first, secure with the flat pan head screws.
Then toss a rope over the roof, down the other side to a tree. Start laying panels from left to right or right to left. The overlap joints should point away from the prevailing wind direction, not into it. Use the larger screws, use either a rubber membrane underneath or 30# felt.
Screw the bottom row close to the end, then follow roofing mfg screw schedule. Each row will be 24", make sure they are perfect alignment or it will be noticable as you stand back.
As you stand on felt as you go till the end.
Toss rope over other side, tie off and so the same thing.
Then to gable flashing and then finally the cap. The cap is held in on top of the ribs using the short "stitch" screws. Measure panel length, know your pitch, add 2" to panel length for overhand. Pitch is needed for fascia and cap. Gable trim seals to roofing via butyl tape. Pick a color that matches tree foliage, hides your cabin.
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Link44
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# Posted: 31 Aug 2022 11:42pm
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That towable lift is pretty neat looking. May be hard to get to the site but trees I have. Thanks for the tips.
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BRADISH
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# Posted: 1 Sep 2022 12:17pm
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Quoting: Link44 That towable lift is pretty neat looking. May be hard to get to the site but trees I have.
If you got that flat deck trailer to your site, you can definitely get the towable lift to your site. Locally I rent a Genie TZ50. Awesome reach, 500lb load limit, 4K lbs towing weight. Runs all day plus some on a set of decent batteries, and just charge overnight or throughout the day. I highly recommend it.
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Link44
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# Posted: 1 Sep 2022 11:08pm
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I checked into a towable manlift, 331.00 a day. I figure 816sq ft of roof. I'll have to think on that. Roof wont be going on for at least a week or so.
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BRADISH
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# Posted: 2 Sep 2022 03:19am - Edited by: BRADISH
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Quoting: Link44 I checked into a towable manlift, 331.00 a day. I figure 816sq ft of roof. I'll have to think on that. Roof wont be going on for at least a week or so.
Dang that's pretty steep! It sounds dumb, but it may be worth asking what the weekly rate is. Locally I think it's like $250+ per day, or $860 per week, so they offer quite a break with more days.
My main roof is 832sqft so it's a pretty easy comparison. If you use it for trusses/rafters, gable framing, sheathing, underlayment, metal panels, metal trim, and stove pipe install I think you will eat up a week of rental time pretty easy. I also used mine for high window trim, second story siding, soffit install, TV and cell antennas, and LED flood light install too. Might be worth making a list of anything you can think of using it for and then weigh the cost.
Best of luck! I'll be renting one next weekend just for the weekend to install my stove pipe & boot, a bit more soffit, and a roof over my BBQ deck.
Keep the photos coming!
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Link44
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# Posted: 6 Sep 2022 07:57pm
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The wife and I got to steal away for Labor day and well, labor.
Made some progress, all the walls are up. 1 interior support wall and the loft floor joists. Forgot to get a picture with all 4 walls up. I'm taking next week off and have some help for a couple days so we'll see how far we get.
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BRADISH
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# Posted: 13 Sep 2022 02:04pm
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Looking good. Hopefully you made some good progress this past week as fall is setting in quickly!
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snobdds
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# Posted: 16 Sep 2022 04:58pm - Edited by: snobdds
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No need for a lift. Just tie off and use a ladder on the roof you can walk up and down on. Investing in a ladder hook is money well spent for years to come.
I used a tie down that screws into the roof and rafters over the ridge. Then I put the roof metal over it and then the roof cap on over that. All you can see now is the d ring that a safety rope can tie off on. It's permanent and handy anytime I need to get up on the roof.
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Link44
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# Posted: 20 Sep 2022 12:05am
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Quoting: BRADISH Looking good. Hopefully you made some good progress this past week as fall is setting in quickly!
I did make quite a bit of progress. A week goes way to fast.
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Link44
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# Posted: 20 Sep 2022 12:14am
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Quoting: snobdds I used a tie down that screws into the roof and rafters over the ridge.
I had the same idea. I think I bought the same 1.
I got rained on Saturday and Sunday but the rest if the week was great. It's supposed to rain this week also and I can't get back for 9 days. I hope.the osb holds up ok.
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BRADISH
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# Posted: 20 Sep 2022 11:25am
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Looks great! I am curious, why did you use CDX ply on the outer course, and OSB for the remainder of the roof sheathing?
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Link44
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# Posted: 20 Sep 2022 09:39pm
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Thank you. The plywood looks nicer to look up at under the overhang but the osb is 1/2 as much money. Around here that is common practice for houses.
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BRADISH
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# Posted: 20 Sep 2022 09:42pm
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Quoting: Link44 The plywood looks nicer to look up at under the overhang but the osb is 1/2 as much money.
Ahh that's what I figured. So are you not doing anything for covering the soffits then? We basically have to here or else they seem to be a magnet for hornet nests.
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Link44
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# Posted: 21 Sep 2022 12:34am
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I have that problem at my house but I don't have hornets up there. We have yellow jackets instead, and that's why we are going to screen in the front porch.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 21 Sep 2022 10:57am
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Or see how Billy the Exterminator handles 'em 
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Link44
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# Posted: 2 Oct 2022 11:49pm
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Well, another fairly productive long weekend. Sided the front gable end, put up the facia and started putting up the porch ceiling. Finished sheeting the roof and got most of the metal roof on when we just had to pack up for home. Be back next weekend. Getting it dried in is taking way longer than I thought it would. The pitch came out at 8.25/12 and I can't seem to work without sliding down the roof . I have a secure mount and a teather but I ended up working mostly from an extension ladder laid out to match the roof pitch. Very slow going.
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DaveBell
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# Posted: 3 Oct 2022 01:05am
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Link44, one of the nicest cabins I ever seen. Counting the T1-11, looks like 24' long, 16' wide? And 8'x16' porch? Keep the pics coming please. Are you going to install an outside air intake wood stove?
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Link44
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# Posted: 3 Oct 2022 11:52pm
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DaveBell, Thank you. We are working hard to make it the best we can. Your eyes are spot on .
I am hoping to tuck a small wood stove into the left front corner as you're looking at it straight on. I have some old red bricks from a local building that was torn down to make a hearth with. That will most likely be next spring.
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DaveBell
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# Posted: 4 Oct 2022 12:11pm - Edited by: DaveBell
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Picture 5, loft joists properly supported with independent (2nd) wall studs transferring load to foundation. Well done sir!
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Link44
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# Posted: 4 Oct 2022 08:25pm
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Thanks! Eveything is 16oc. The rafters to the wall studs to the floor joists, they all stack in line. A framer told me he always wanted to see the path the load will take to the ground, wood on wood.
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Link44
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# Posted: 10 Oct 2022 11:35pm
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Got the cabin dried in this weekend. The weather is holding out so next electrical, insulation and stairs if I'm lucky.
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