Building A House DIY / Post and Beam PT 2

[@johnoneill5812]

Just found your channel today. Amazing projects!! So great to watch a family working together; your sons are exceptional young men.

[@tickcreekranch]

Thank you John. We sure appreciate the support and kindness 👍

[@FewcanJAM]

Looking fantastic!!!

[@tickcreekranch]

Thanks Jackson! Hope to see you all soon.

[@rwjedi]

Looks awesome, wish you had built my house

[@tickcreekranch]

Thank you. When did you build your home? The drought has been a blessing and a curse this year. The weather has really been good to us this fall.

[@rwjedi]

@@tickcreekranch broke ground July 2020,they didn't finish until Nov 2021

[@tickcreekranch]

@@rwjedi What was the hang up? I assume Covid complications.

[@rwjedi]

@@tickcreekranch I think my general contractor worked 2 days a week, 3 hrs on those days. Billy Bob, his brother Darryl and his other brother Darryl

[@tickcreekranch]

Oh jeez….

[@bondking501]

I just found your channel and subbed. I bought a sawmill 5 years ago with the intention of someday building a timber frame home. Your process of joinery with the all thread is an idea I will definitely "borrow:' Love the videos.

[@tickcreekranch]

Thanks Darren. We built the “Bath House” first as a test with this method and It work well enough to implement on our home. Thanks again for the sub. Hope you enjoy the vids.

[@brettpayton6286]

Great job. I'm assuming you where a builder in your previous life before farming an KZbin? levein this series an it was only part 2

[@tickcreekranch]

Yes you are correct! I am like my father, a multigenerational builder/carpenter. My father Michael (you’ll see in the video) has been a hands on home builder for almost 50 years. I’m passing along the tradition to my boys. As you might tell we aren’t just your conventional modern framers. I’m passionate about old world techniques with some modern fasteners. Kind of a hybrid. The wood jointery is something I adapted to our building style. I believe it is a superior connection to (most) bolt and plates although it hasn’t been put though the rigors of at a testing facility. Thanks for watching. More to come

[@richardcurry7663]

Amazing builder skill....piss poor rigging ability

[@alanwesterfield4254]

STOUT! Love it.

[@tickcreekranch]

Hopefully it won’t blow away with one of these Midwest storms:) I would have cut 8x material but the logs just aren’t quite big enough around here to get any yield sawing that big. It should still have a nice feel and balance when it’s finished. Thanks for watching!

[@alanwesterfield4254]

@@tickcreekranch I live in KY a few miles from the path of that killer Tornado that came through last year. I am not sure anything could take a direct hit from that... and it was so weird. Never seen anything like it. It might demolish a solid home but then leave a house trailer a few hundred yards away. What really surprised me was how many modular homes were moved off the foundations but stayed in one piece.... I guess they had just enough give at the right time.

[@tickcreekranch]

@@alanwesterfield4254 Absolutely! If a building is too rigid it will part. Our post frame home in Alaska was 2 story with a walk out basement (29’ ridge) and was hit with a 8.1 earthquake. It didn’t even break a window. It moved like one of those dancing blow up Tube Men. Post and beam have distinct advantages over a conventionally sheeted home. Posts with knee bracing act as large shock absorbers vs shear panel that is too rigid and will literally shatter with lateral movement. Not saying that our new house will survive a direct hit but it stands a better chance. I’ll harken to the large timber frame barns of our ancestors. At least I know how to rebuild it if we get wiped out:)

[@Locust_HillFarm]

How your Greg Judy cattle doing?

[@tickcreekranch]

They are doing pretty good. They have excellent body condition considering we did battle with some shipping fever. I think we got it whipped now though.

[@Locust_HillFarm]

Well that’s good news just haven’t seen a video of them in a few. We will be breeding our own south poles and was wondering how they were holding up.

[@tickcreekranch]

@@Locust_HillFarm We’ll try and get out an update soon. We’ve really been burning the candle at both ends with this house build.

[@Locust_HillFarm]

Heard that will be building my house starting spring but enjoy the content

[@ruthwhite4272]

That’s beautiful, in a beautiful setting.

[@n8guy]

Looking awesome. This series is addicting. With those grubs, I assume they’re some sort of destructive wood consumer. How are you going to nuke them? Tent the place and gas ‘em, or are you not concerned about them?

[@tickcreekranch]

Pine weevils and/or pine beetles are the common culprit. They will either finish their life cycle and be on their way or die once internal moisture drops below 20%. They don’t cause any serious damage and really add character to the wood. Some logs are intentionally left by some sawyers to allow them to create more bug holes before sawing the logs. Those little devils are extremely common in stressed or dying trees and cut logs.Great questions. Thanks

[@jameshaworth9158]

Love what you are doing! Big Timber framing with a mix of new and old joinery. What do you use for laying out the design?

[@tickcreekranch]

We’ll to be honest it’s as-built. It does make it a little more difficult since my dad and boys are working on it with me. We just build from my head with no prints. Definitely have to make a lot of mental deductions and additions on the fly with the joinery and bolt holes though. Thanks for watching. More to come!

[@jameshaworth9158]

@@tickcreekranch Couldn't tell, it was going together so nice on video it almost looked like a kit or like it was drawn out. Nice work!

[@TK-76054]

After watching 50 or so video's, it seems Elliott has more interest in wood working than Tristan. Am I correct?

[@tickcreekranch]

He does! Tristan is our video editor. He’s getting really good at it but, it is very time consuming. 👍