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gsreimers
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# Posted: 26 Aug 2014 09:26pm
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Shadyacres,
I'm putting Sherwin Williams Woodscapes Semitransparent stain in the color Cedar Bark on it. I worked for Sherwin Williams for 17 years and for another paint supplier for 5. I've been a painting contractor for 6 years so I am familiar with quite a few different products and chose this one.
It is easy to use. Water cleanup, not super thin so it sprays and brushes well, and 2 coats will give me a good 5 years.
I hate high places so my crew will be up in a couple weeks when we get caught up and they will be doing most of the work with me helping. We'll spray and back brush it and they will probably get it done in a day and a half.
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OwenChristensen
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# Posted: 28 Aug 2014 06:00pm
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I'm not sure we'll be done by then.
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woodrow03
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# Posted: 6 Sep 2014 08:20pm
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Any new updates?
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OwenChristensen
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# Posted: 7 Sep 2014 08:48am
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My crew is up there this weekend. They should just about finish the siding. With a lot of scaffold building this takes a lot of time. There is also soffet work needed on the front gable, which is near 30' off the sloping ground. Makes me nervous for their safety. I didn't send a camera, but maybe they will get some phone pictures. About all we'll have left then is railings and a set of stairs off the front deck, oh yeah, a small bit of interior wall framing too.
Owen
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gsreimers
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# Posted: 10 Sep 2014 09:07pm
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Had a bit of a setback this week. Owen's crew continue to get things done. I just need to work on their transportation system a little bit.
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gsreimers
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# Posted: 10 Sep 2014 09:09pm
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On the brighter side, when we were winching the boat up to pump it out, I did see a nice perch swimming around on the deck of the boat.
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OwenChristensen
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# Posted: 11 Sep 2014 07:46am
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You're lucky you didn't get a DNR ticket for not draining your bilge.
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Kirby
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# Posted: 11 Oct 2014 09:03pm
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I've really enjoyed watching the progress. It's beautiful! Any new photos?
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gsreimers
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# Posted: 12 Oct 2014 12:46pm
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Haven't been up there for a while. I plan on going up this week and will take a few new ones.
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OwenChristensen
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# Posted: 16 Oct 2014 06:18pm - Edited by: OwenChristensen
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Well we're closing in, just a few things left for the season. Here's what it looks like now.
Oct 16th, '14
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guest house
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hct4all
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# Posted: 16 Oct 2014 07:57pm
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WOW!...Just wow! Very nice
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OwenChristensen
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# Posted: 19 Oct 2014 06:38pm
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Thanks! It's been quite a challenge out on the island, rocks everywhere, 120 miles from home, sinking boats, falling trees, and the climb, oh yes, the climb. thanks for good help and a great, understanding customer, (gsreimers).
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txpowdercoater
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# Posted: 20 Oct 2014 08:03pm
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beautiful!
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Kirby
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# Posted: 23 Oct 2014 07:49am
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This is just beautiful. Can't wait to see interior photos and furnishings!
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Steve_S
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# Posted: 29 Oct 2014 09:01pm
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Great Stuff going on ! I was wondering if by chance you had a few more pics of your pipe winch setup. I'm going to need something just like that in a week or two, so I'd like more details if possible.
Thanks & Keep up the great work !
Steve
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gsreimers
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# Posted: 30 Oct 2014 08:43pm
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Steve,
Owen will probably get back to you in a day or so. Today he was up installing the chimney (while it was snowing). He's more dedicated than me, I'm at home with a warm beverage.
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OwenChristensen
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# Posted: 31 Oct 2014 12:13am
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Just got back, barely. Huge waves, snow storm made it quite a journey. We got real wet Had the heat on high coming down the highway.
I'll look for better pictures, I probably don't have more. The 12 v atv winch was bolted onto the pipe, the snatch block hooked in the top end of the tall pipe, the cable goes up to the top then down to a spreader chain attached with C-clamps to the top plate about 8' apart.
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Steve_S
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# Posted: 31 Oct 2014 07:10am
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Getting a tad chilly here too... frost and snow have made their appearances. I'm in North Eastern Ontario Canada... hoping & wishing for the "Natures Chilly Dandruff" to stay away for another month.
You were raising 20' walls per your photo. So I am curious about the pipe you used... thickness etc... I'm scooping up a 3000lb ATV winch today but would love to get the pipes etc to set this up.
I'm building with 2x6x10 24oc for the walls (need the height) sheathing with 7/16 OSB and stuffing 5" thick foam panels into the walls... May have to insulate after raising the walls. Ea sheet doesn't weigh that much BUT 20 does weigh quite a bit.
Was thinking of using some steel straps at the bottom (sole plate) to anchor it to location while allowing the erection of the walls and with a safety rope or two on each end to prevent the walls from going over the side, as I will more than likely raising the wall assemblies by myself, out in the wild.
Thanks for the speedy reply.
TTFN
Steve
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OwenChristensen
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# Posted: 31 Oct 2014 09:23am
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Steve exactly right on the strapping. We have a shingle stapler that helps with that. We slide the strap under the plate and staple to floor and bottom of the plate. The eave walls were 2x6's on 16'' , 10' tall and 30' long. The main part of the pipe ''T'' was 4' x 4' and then we screwed on a 10' extension. Blocks of 2x4's kept the jack from sliding out. There could have been a clamp on hook or stop on top to hold the wall from going past plumb, next time.
Owen
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Steve_S
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# Posted: 31 Oct 2014 08:48pm
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Ohhh this is good to hear  I'm glad I was thinking in the right direction... certainly want to prevent things like walls wandering off the side of the floor... aimlessly... ;)
You wrote 4'x4' I assume you meant 4' per leg at the bottom. Looks like 2" pipe...
Have to make my shopping list & check it twice... anymore info / thoughts (clamp on hook ?) that could save me PITA would be tremendously appreciated... I'm sure others may benefit as well from the field experiences
Thanks
Steve
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OwenChristensen
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# Posted: 31 Oct 2014 08:59pm
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Steve, you're right 2'' pipe, 2' each way from the ''T'' and 4' out from the center of the ''T'', then a coupler to screw on the 10' section. The extra pulley or block that comes with the winch can be hooked in the top of the extension pipe.
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neb
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# Posted: 11 Feb 2015 11:34pm
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Looks good!
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OwenChristensen
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# Posted: 12 Feb 2015 09:56am
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Thanks neb, since you brought up this thred, I'll post an update. Next week, I hope to drive across the lake to deliver a truck load of lumber to build another small cabin at the same location. What I had called his guest house will become a bath house and the new building just like it will be the new guest house. Hauling on the frozen lake is so much easier than floating it across.
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Nirky
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# Posted: 12 Feb 2015 11:56pm
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Great job, Owen. This is one nice looking cabin/house! Did the materials end up being in the same ballpark as the estimate? Looking forward to the interior pics.
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Pookie129
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# Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:37am
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Wow, what a great job and design. Congratulations on another solidly designed and built cabin. Lucky owners that is for sure.
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OwenChristensen
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# Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:39am
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Yes the materials estimate was close. I did have a problem with the lumber yard reneging on their bid. That cost me $2,000. Although we built several cabins last summer this one took the whole summer with a few breaks to build others. It's hard to spend that much time living in a tent.
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woodrow03
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# Posted: 14 Apr 2015 12:10am
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Any new updates?
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gsreimers
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# Posted: 14 Apr 2015 05:25pm
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Owen, John, I and a friend of mine went up about three weeks ago on a Thursday to take lumber out for a bunkhouse he is going to build in the spring. Drove through a blizzard on the way up. Got about 5 loads across by snowmobile and then it got to warm and the snow on the hill was turning to slush so no traction.
Instead of hauling the next 10 or so loads by hand, Owen checked the weather report and found out the next evening it was supposed to get down to 8 degrees so we bagged it and John, Owen and Jake went up that Saturday and hauled the rest of the lumber out.
I'm hoping in about 3 weeks to go out and stain the exterior of the cabin. Need to wait for the ice to come out.
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beachman
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# Posted: 15 Apr 2015 05:54pm
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Owen, I can sympathize with your remote location. Our spot was lake access and we did a lot of lugging to get supplies there to build. We had no heavy equipment -just a generator and some power tools. All furniture, kitchen appliances, wood stove, etc... were hauled over by boat.
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alfa_romeo55
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# Posted: 29 Apr 2015 09:38am
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love the build....Question, did you wrap the walls with tyvek or similar product before putting on the siding????
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