Man, these comments are hardcore. Wonder how many of these folks spend most of their time on KZbin and not building stuff.... good on ya for using immediately local materials and making a have out of a have-not
@mynameisearlb2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the videos! My neighbor hooked me up with a birch tree he had cut down in his yard and I'm planning on using it to build a chicken run around the outside of my garage. This video helped me comprehend the process and really gave me some motivation to get it done! So far I've got about half of it cut up into 12 foot long pieces, some are quite heavy but even if just some of it is done with free lumber that's a huge success. Crush on brother!
@dannylyeah60197 жыл бұрын
Good to see people still do it the old way
@stephencarmichael51564 жыл бұрын
The critters are going to love your new pole barn Bro.
@mainehomesteaders35834 жыл бұрын
No Critters in there yet, unless you count the chipmunks in my wood pile each winter... :)
@digitalfun597 жыл бұрын
I have a lot of ash to build with, great video and great advice, I have built with the lumber yard cut offs before, great ideas
@mainehomesteaders35837 жыл бұрын
Hope the video provided a few ideas... Best regards and thanks for viewing!
@monicawhite53524 жыл бұрын
Very impressive work! It's an application I'd like to use for a flexible sheltered work/storage area.
@unclereeko84478 жыл бұрын
Thanks I like your video. I could make some critical comments but there's no need to be negative. I'm going to use some of your tips. cheers
@bradytanguay30464 жыл бұрын
good stuff buddy. Id make the notches on the ground nxt time and forego the ladder chainsawing :P
@MCTVARG7 жыл бұрын
You could've used a tarp on the roof aswell and that could´ve provided you with rain proofing but, I imagine it could get really hot with sun exposition in summer. A technique used in shelters like that is using a mixture of hay, dirt, all condensed on top of the roof to make it water proof!
@mainehomesteaders35837 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the thoughts... I didn't need a structure that was 100% dry. I'm sure there are a few modifications that could be made if someone required a weather proof structure. Thank you for viewing and commenting!
@CrisAnderson274 жыл бұрын
You could run another horizontal row of boards in a ship lap style, which combined with the base, and maybe some mud underneath...would make it almost completely waterproof.
@offgrid2043 жыл бұрын
I like it!
@GrizzlyGroundswell Жыл бұрын
Great sugar shack!
@san3797 жыл бұрын
i built a 10 x 10 addition on the back of my pole barn garage and i stick framed it and used peel n stick roll roofing and 12 inch t50 staples .. used plywood and used deck boards as the 2x4 frame and the collar ties i used rough sawn wood from 10 ft skids ment for delivery of metal roofing..at RONA.CA ..the whole addition was about 100$ for the roll roofing .. great place for snow blowers and lawn tractors ... good job on your shed.. how it look today with the snow???
@mainehomesteaders35837 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the view and it sounds like you found a pretty inexpensive way to create a shed as well. Use what you have!! The shed is still holding up really well. It's pretty well protected from wind so the outside cover is still good. The structure is still straight and true. Using the building during the winter months to hold firewood and as a maple syrup shack in the spring. Heavy snow has not effected the building at all! Best wishes!
@rossfricke20102 жыл бұрын
impressive!
@practicallyIndependent6 жыл бұрын
Hows it holding up after all of this time?
@nathancarter50343 жыл бұрын
Those are some nice straight trees, for some reason the only trees I ever find are twisted and bent
@kelleynoiseux5374 жыл бұрын
Love this... beautiful.
@toxicboogie84763 жыл бұрын
I would put rubber on the roof it looks great
@TinekaJasonPalmer8 жыл бұрын
you could have done those cuts before you had put those logs up there first. building 101, do as much work as you can on the ground to save doing work at heights. good job. keep up the good work
@mainehomesteaders35837 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the advice and checking out the video. Best regards!
@mauldindoc1237 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing. Is it not a problem to leave the bark on the trees when building a structure like this?
@mainehomesteaders35837 жыл бұрын
I left the bark on and it is still intact today, three years after the structure was built. As a matter of fact I have had to do nothing to the structure at all since putting it up. I now use it for firewood storage all winter long and as a maple syrup shack in the spring. Thanks for viewing!!
@mauldindoc1237 жыл бұрын
Maine Homesteaders that's great, sure seems like that saves a lot of work! I need something just like this at our place, and I appreciate you sharing your project.
@HavocHerseim7 жыл бұрын
Leave the bark on if you want to attract bugs. It'll help destroy your logs faster so your building doesn't stand too long. No one needs a pesky pest free building. Take the bark off before you build. You only give places for bugs to hide and gain purchase.
@stephenroberts42362 жыл бұрын
try try try again never give up
@kevinallen2064 жыл бұрын
Those are called purlins just for future reference. Rafters will go with the roof pitch not across it.
@larrywilliams92182 жыл бұрын
Finding a way to lay the panels horizontal overlapping would be waterproof
@bryanmckinnon80604 жыл бұрын
why not peel the logs?
@lexistacy99803 жыл бұрын
Takes a lot of effort
@peterellis42623 жыл бұрын
Why would you not cut the flats for the vertical roof posts before you raised the beams? As you note, cutting them while standing on the ladder is dangerous. But it's absolutely unnecessary. Chalkline, tape measure, lay them out and cut them on the ground in safety and comfort...
@earlinggarrison25266 жыл бұрын
Did it survive a Maine winter snow load?
@MrBugman25256 жыл бұрын
Could u use electric poles
@Slaughterk3607 жыл бұрын
Moon shine the rest of the year not fooling everybody
@HavocHerseim7 жыл бұрын
The support look like tokens. Those sticks? Good luck man. I wouldn't do that, but it's yours.
@mainehomesteaders35837 жыл бұрын
tokens? Not sure what you mean? The building is still standing and has had over two feet of snow on the roof during the winters at various times. Maybe not a perfect design but it certainly has worked for my purposes. Best regards.
@suchandradasi3 жыл бұрын
yum maple syrup
@kelleynoiseux5374 жыл бұрын
Add a water proof tarp to roof
@ringerson4x47 жыл бұрын
I had a feeling this was a sugah shack.
@timloer54195 жыл бұрын
For the upright cuts a bow saw and hammer and chisel would work well, less dangerous
@Donnybrook105 жыл бұрын
that roof is gonna leak like it aint there. Why not stagger them long ways. You also have an abundance of trees. Why not make shakes.?
@stephenjharnois6 жыл бұрын
Everything was going good till you started the roofing part of your building. That really took away from how good the building is
@jjbackwoods67004 жыл бұрын
Stephen Harnois I agree. I plan on using slab wood to side my structure ( and add more ash for studs in each wall) and may very well use old metal roofing for roof. But good ideas were learned here.
@vincegreen50507 жыл бұрын
complete wast of time for something that is not even weather proof.....
@mainehomesteaders35837 жыл бұрын
It does not need to be weather proof for my intended purpose. Don't like it? Don't build it!