I s’pose this s/be some sorta blog.
I’m not into blogs.
I’m more fond of some relaxed back and forth.
Hoookaaay, let’s get started with the beginning of our latest cabin build experience.
Around the turn of the century we bought a piece of land in the high desert of south central Oregon.
Back in 2009 we built a modified A frame with what I’ll call pony walls.
Since I enjoy the romance and ownership of building from my own design, I build models beforehand to prove my fractured theories, and ferret out things that I hadn't quite figured out, such as a bird's mouth in relationship to the roof pitch and the angles/depths involved.
These models are scale duplicates down to the thickness of the wood (I ripped some 1 x 8 pine down to size) in order to replicate the scene of potential issues. This has proven to save a ton of angst and precious cash.
Here's a few pix. Note; I opted to build without the ridge board due to the severe pitch and choice to use 2 x 6 planks as initial roofing (eave stability).
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the following pics contain the progress of our initial (main cabin) build;
remove crushed camper (bad winter)
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Well, apparently, I’m only allowed two pics per post.
Lovely.
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