Deck frame completed September 24, 2009

I completed the deck framing today. I still have to put the outer rim board on and lag both layers to the deck support logs, which I will do tomorrow. Tomorrow, I will also lay down 16 sheets of 4' X 8' OSB around the entire inside perimeter of the deck about 8 inches from the log walls as temporary decking. This gives me a platform to work from. When the majority of the work on the house is completed, I will install 2" X 6" decking to the entire deck.  

Tony Stockdale is doing all the staining on the entire deck system. He will finish the deck frame tomorrow; he will start on the support logs on Monday. When he has this completed, he will start on the logs. He will then run a bead of sealer in the seams where the logs come together on the inside of the house, as well as the outside. I have enough logs on site now to finish the walls. I will begin peeling the logs for the 10th round no later than Saturday morning.

Decking progress September 22, 2009

On Friday, the 19th, I had a carpenter, Paul Tallon help me get the deck rim boards started. Paul showed me how to set up and mark the notches in the side of the support logs, and I cut out the notches with the chain saw. When he left, we had the inner rim board on the east side of the house completed, and all the deck floor joists installed to the front of the house on the east side. On Sunday, Paul Hubbard and I set up and notched the supports on the west side and installed about a dozen floor joists. We also went to Basin, MT and marked logs to be cut for the rest of the house. They have been cut and will be delivered tomorrow, the 23rd.
On Monday, I secured the 2 X 8's on the front of the house to the sill plate with 1/2 inch X 7 inch lag bolts. The inner floor joist hangers are mounted to this plate. I then installed the rest of the floor joists on the west side of the house. Today, the 22nd, I set up and notched out the rest of the deck support poles on the daylight end and installed and leveled the outer rim boards. Tomorrow I will begin installing the rest of the deck floor joists.