August 16 and 18, 2013 Garage doors and framing.

   On August 16th I had Copper City Door install the garage doors, and I started framing out the end gables. The garage door motors are side mounts, which makes for a much cleaner installation. 

   I ran out of 2 X 6s today, the 18th. I will pick up another load in Butte tomorrow.

I purchased all the windows on the 6th, and you can see in this picture that two windows in the loft are just about framed in. I don't like the size of the windows. I feel they are too big for the space they are going in.  I framed them out for 4 ft X 4 ft windows. I will see if I can get 3 ft X 3 ft windows tomorrow. 

   Before I frame out the windows in the log walls, I have to chainsaw a groove on each side 1/4" wide X 2" deep, X 31" long. I will drive in a steel bar that is 1/4" X 2" X 30" long. This will prevent any movement of the logs. I will install longer bars at the small walk in door. My goal is to have all windows and doors installed by the end of this week.

   

August 5, 2013 Roof shingled

On August 5th, I had a friend help me finish the roof. We installed the drip edge,  ice shield, and the underlayment, and shingled the roof in about 7 hours. The roof is right at 16 squares.

This picture shows the garage in relation to the house.

August 1, 2 and 4, 2013 Building the roof

On August 1st, we started blocking the TGIs at the top wall logs, the perlins and the ridgepole, when we cut the TGIs to length and installed the 2 X 12 header boards the roof system became very solid.

On August 2nd, we installed the 2 X 12 header board on both sides, and then installed the facia boards on the sides. We started sheeting the roof about 7:30 PM. We had to quit with all but two 2 foot strips  left, one on each side of the peak; it was too dark to use the skill saw anymore.

On August 4th, we finished sheeting the roof and installing the facia boards on the front and back. It is now ready to be shingled.

July 30, 2013 Rafters installed

   We finished installing the TGIs (rafters) today. Yesterday was a long day, today seemed like it would never end. It was 3:55 before I realized we missed lunch!

   Tomorrow I will screw down the last two wall logs installed, and start building blockers to go between the TGIs to keep them in proper alignment to accept the roof sheeting. I still have a number of blockers left over from building the house, which I will use on the garage.

   Friday, we will chalk line the TGIs on both sides and cut them to length. Then we have to install
 2 X 12 pine for mounting the facia boards. The 1 X 12 and a 1 X 4 rough cut cedar will go on last. Once this is complete, we'll install the sheeting on the entire roof.

July 30, 2013 Ridge pole and perlins installed

   Today we finished notching all the posts for the roof system. We installed the posts, perlins and ridgepole, and cut the flats on the top two side wall logs.We install a lot of braces going three or four directions to make sure the posts do not move when we install the perlins and ridge pole. Most of the logs have been stained. The rest of the staining should be completed by the 1st of August. It's really starting to look like a building.

July 27, 2013 Wall logs completed

   We finished the last wall logs today. They are the two on the top right and top left. You do something unusual with these two logs. For the top two wall logs only, both butt ends of the logs are visible from the front. This is true for the perlins and the ridge pole as well. This adds a lot to the beauty of a log building.

July 26, 2013 Wall logs almost completed

   Today I finished installing the loft floor, and we finished installing all but two of the wall logs.
It gets tougher to select the right logs for the walls as you get down to the last logs you have available. I do have a few peeled logs that will never be used on the garage.