Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

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crankcall said:
They actually aren't that bad, it was my industry (wood supply). When I was buying them they were still standing in the bush in BC. Saw to order.
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I bet it costs you about a hundred dollars per linear foot.
 
Trials said:
I bet it costs you about a hundred dollars per linear foot.
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So? He needed one. It's a statement that makes or breaks the cottage design (assuming it is at least partially exposed). I know people that spent that much money to get their bedroom painted.
 
Go for it, but you still need something to hold it up there :| and then you are going to need to build another roof over that beam to hold the required insulation and venting.
 
Here's what you want then:
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crankcall said:
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I cant stand a shoody paint work, edges should be crisp. Electrical outlets all have to have the screws lined up verticle.
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I always line mine up horizontal -- when I see dust in the groove I know it's time to buy the wife a new Swiffer.
 
Trials said:
Here's what you want then:
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A shop across the street from my old business, Timber Systems, does this kind of work -- I got a tour a few years ago, it's amazing to see the precision and machinery used to fabricate this stuff.
 
Mad Mike said:
A shop across the street from my old business, Timber Systems, does this kind of work -- I got a tour a few years ago, it's amazing to see the precision and machinery used to fabricate this stuff.
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I like the drill thing that makes square holes best. Looks like a tiny chainsaw with a very wide blade (y)
 
Trials said:
I like the drill thing that makes square holes best. Looks like a tiny chainsaw with a very wide blade (y)
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If I recall, most of the work was done using overhead routers and huge laminating jigs. They just delivered a roof system to the unnecessary kiddie pool reno happening down the street from me - it's a work of art. (A $3.3M gift from JT to needy Markham)
 
Mad Mike said:
If I recall, most of the work was done using overhead routers and huge laminating jigs. They just delivered a roof system to the unnecessary kiddie pool reno happening down the street from me - it's a work of art. (A $3.3M gift from JT to needy Markham)
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Laminated beam is completely different beast.
Timber frame construction is good old fancy barn building with outrageous nice logs.

Make sure you put a piece of half inch plywood over every beam so you have a space to slide the drywall sheets into ;)
 
Trials said:
Laminated beam is completely different beast.
Timber frame construction is good old fancy barn building with outrageous nice logs.

Make sure you put a piece of half inch plywood over every beam so you have a space to slide the drywall sheets into ;)
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Ya, I know the difference. 20 years ago I renovated a 2 story balloon timber frame house, it was built in the early 1800s by Ebenezer Doan, an accomplished Quaker builder. No metal fasteners in the place - all mortise, tenon, and wood pins.

Renovating a balloon timber house is a daunting task. The Ontario building code and local building inspectors don't deal with balloon frames so every structural thing requires a stamped engineering drawing, engineer onsite for certain maneuvers, as well as onsite inspections at several stages -- costly beyond belief. The sole plate beams, a couple of girts, and 1200sq' of main floor timber joists were decaying from being above a wet basement for 2 centuries -- replacing them using the same materials would have cost $50K in engineering alone (back in 1994).

I did find a way -- truss and engineered joist manufactures have engineers on staff. They designed and inspected laminated replacements for the sole beams and girts, then redesigned the 1st floor from timber joists to engineered joists. No additional engineering charge, it was included in the standard pricing for their products. The total cost of for engineering and materials ended up around $6k.
 
chain mortiser :cool:
that might even be a more perfect phrase then cellar door, I think I need one

 
Looks like my cubic yard of soil just showed up...know what I'm doing this afternoon with a wheelbarrow...ugh. Wish it was a bit warmer!
 
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