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Dekagoldwingers
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# Posted: 20 Jan 2014 11:50am
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Thanks for the great info Diver. I am building a place in BC, SouthCariboo, stariting this spring. I am looking at Tecno posts for my foundation because of access and speed of installation. If we could get out of the ground in early May then we can build during breakup, when it's hard to get trucks in. I am building in an area which requires a building permit, so I need to make sure the posts are accepted by the local inspectors. Probably just a matter of connecting installer and inspector. The soil conditions are glacial till with 3.5 ft frost depth.
I like your ideas for insulation in the floor, still trying to figure out mine.
What did you end up using as siding. The pictures look like vinyl, should be good choice for low maintenance. What will you use for skirting. I can see some perimeter material on the ground but you haven't put on the enclosure yet. I was going to install non- vented vinyl soffit, installed vertically for mine. But still open to ideas. I will need access to sewer lines as we are installing a septic system.
Also we harvest rainwater into an in ground 1500 gal tank, then pump up.
Thanks much for the info. Looking forward to my project.
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Dekagoldwingers
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# Posted: 20 Jan 2014 11:55am
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I noted your snow pictures, hope things didn't get too bad for your place. You are certainly having some of the worst weather this year. Here in BC, I live on the North Coast, there's been a few gaps in golfing days! Cheers
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Diver
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# Posted: 20 Jan 2014 07:54pm - Edited by: Diver
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Dekagoldwingers, I am looking forward to see the progress on your project.
I am very happy with my decision on using techno metal posts. I suggest you talk to your local building inspector. In our area they typically ask for an installation report from the installer once the post are installed to put in the building permit file. The company I used have engineers on staff .
I installed vinyl siding for the exterior finish. It is burnt orange in color. I liked the idea of low maintanance and ease of installation. I installed a vinyl skirting system typically used for mini homes, it is basically vertical soffit and specialty vinyl mouldings at the top and bottom. I purchased this at my local building material dealer. For an access to the underside of the cabin, I intend to build a wood door in the wood skirting that closes the bottom of my covered deck.
After the pictures I posted of the ice storm, we got one more significant snow storm. The only real damage on my property was to the trees. I had saved some pin cherry and black cherry trees in front of the cabin between my deck and the river, unfortunately they did not make it as they broke under the weight of the ice & snow.
I tought I would have to halt construction due to the cost of clearing the snow but this last week we have hit a warm front with temperatures well above freezing and heavy rain. I would guess 2/3 of the snow we had on the ground has melted and most of the bent trees due to the ice are now upright. The ice on the river is completely gone with the exception of the large ice sheets that got stuck over the lower river bank once the water levels receded. I am hoping to put in a few more days construction before I get snowed in.
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Dekagoldwingers
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# Posted: 20 Jan 2014 09:49pm
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Do you have any plumbing exposed underneath? The spot where we will build has cold winters, but we probably won't be there during the coldest time. The spot us a long days drive from home. We are currently using a fairly new 5th wheel trailer which we parked 2 years ago. We would have to remove the trickery start building, so using the poets would help out greatly in speed of getting the structure up. We have a small sleeping cabin on diet, but we'll probably move the trailer to a trailer park about 20 mins. away. I got some great ideas from you, so I will keep you posted.
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Dekagoldwingers
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# Posted: 21 Jan 2014 09:57pm
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Darn iPad keeps correcting what I write. It says we would have to move the trickery to start building. I think I meant remove the trailer to start!
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neb
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# Posted: 21 Jan 2014 10:14pm
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Looks great!
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Diver
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# Posted: 22 Jan 2014 04:57pm - Edited by: Diver
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No plumbing underneath, everything will be within the floor cavity. This is one of the reasons there is space between the insulation and the sheathing. Because the cabin is off grid and not heated year round, the water system ,once installed, will be done like a travel trailer or RV. A 40 gallon water tank under the cabin which can be refilled with water from home as needed and a on demand pump to feed the fawcets. All the RV plumbing supplies can be purchased at an RV repair store. Once the cold weather sets in, the system will be winterised the same way an RV would and will be out of commision until the spring. During winter use, I will have to haul water in with 5 gallon jugs.
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Dekagoldwingers
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# Posted: 23 Jan 2014 11:36am
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I posted some pictures of my rainwater collection on my thread 850 sq. ft. Cabin in Central BC.
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stevepick
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# Posted: 27 Jan 2014 08:55am
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Would love to see more pictures of the progress. And pics of your battery storage, inverter setup. Oh, and the plumbing too. 
I'm going to be building soonish(?) on a piece of ocean front property in Newfoundland. Your cabin build looks ideal to me.
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Dekagoldwingers
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# Posted: 8 Mar 2014 01:51am - Edited by: Dekagoldwingers
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Hey Diver, is spring starting to show it's head yet? We are working with truss supplier to get engineering for Post spacing and beam size. Hope to get started with layout in April.
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Diver
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# Posted: 18 Apr 2014 02:00pm
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Went to the cabin this week for the first time in a few months. There was major flooding along the Canaan river and I wanted to make sure everything was still ok. It was a very eary feeling when my wife and I arrived at the cabin, we were glad to see that the water had not crested over the bank but the volume and speed of the water rushing by was heart wrenching I would estimate that the river rose 12'-15'. Water was approximately 6' from the top of the bank in front of my cabin. The water lever was so high that it took out an 87 year old covered brige a few miles down streeam; the bridge just floated away. Our neighbour across the river wasn't soo lucky, his cottage was fully surrounded by water. Not sure on the extent of the damage yet.
Here are a few pictures of the river
I will start working on the cabin in the next few weeks once my driveway dries out. I will start with the handrail and stairs which we prebuilt in my fathers garage this winter, we just need to install. From there it will be varnishing the pine board, installing the flooring and installing the inverter, batteries... for the solar setup. I will post more pictures as I progress. We are finally approaching the end.
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Scott G
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# Posted: 17 Aug 2014 10:20pm
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Congrats on the build. Beautiful cabin. As a fellow NB'r - in Kent Co. - i can testify to that insane Spring we had. Glad to see you didnt get any flooding.
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Quad_Hunter
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# Posted: 7 Apr 2015 11:32am
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Hi, Diver
Just wondering did you have to go through an engineer to get those roof trusses pasted at all? Wondering what your dead load/live load is for those trusses gapped 4ft O.C. I love the look and the price would be a lot cheaper then going with timbers
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Jim in NB
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# Posted: 7 Apr 2015 11:49am
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Hope this year's run off is no worse than last year for you. My place is a little n-w of Grand Bay and there is still 2' of snow there! What a winter eh?
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Rowjr
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# Posted: 3 May 2015 08:35am
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Nice setup
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Rowjr
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# Posted: 3 May 2015 03:51pm
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I like it
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Diver
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# Posted: 28 Jun 2015 03:56pm - Edited by: Diver
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Quoting: Quad_Hunter Hi, Diver Just wondering did you have to go through an engineer to get those roof trusses pasted at all? Wondering what your dead load/live load is for those trusses gapped 4ft O.C. I love the look and the price would be a lot cheaper then going with timbers
Sorry for the late reply, I have been away from the forum for a while.
The roof trusses were designed by the truss manufacturer and they provided the engineer seal for the trusses. The trusses are designed for around 63 PSF snow load and 15 PSF dead load if my memory serves me well.
The truss manufacturer typically designs for snow loads in the location where the trusses are going to be instlalled. I would check with local building official to confirm what they require as each municipality is different as far as requirements for a building permit.
I feel that is was a lot cheaper and than timber framming, it was certainly was easier to install as it was all done by hand, no crane. Each ply was installed individually (+/- 100Lbs each truss) and fastened together once installed.
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tichalet
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# Posted: 24 Jul 2015 11:13pm
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They may have been more economical but those scissor trusses are quite gorgeous - a really elegant design.
Hoping maybe we can get more pics of the interior now that it's further along?
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