Man, these comments are hardcore. Wonder how many of these folks spend most of their time on KZread and not building stuff.... good on ya for using immediately local materials and making a have out of a have-not

Good to see people still do it the old way

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!

I like it!

Great sugar shack!

The critters are going to love your new pole barn Bro.

@mainehomesteaders3583

3 жыл бұрын

No Critters in there yet, unless you count the chipmunks in my wood pile each winter... :)

Love this... beautiful.

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

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

@mainehomesteaders3583

7 жыл бұрын

Hope the video provided a few ideas... Best regards and thanks for viewing!

@monicawhite5352

4 жыл бұрын

Very impressive work! It's an application I'd like to use for a flexible sheltered work/storage area.

try try try again never give up

good stuff buddy. Id make the notches on the ground nxt time and forego the ladder chainsawing :P

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.

impressive!

Hows it holding up after all of this time?

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!

@mainehomesteaders3583

7 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!

Those are called purlins just for future reference. Rafters will go with the roof pitch not across it.

Those are some nice straight trees, for some reason the only trees I ever find are twisted and bent

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

@mainehomesteaders3583

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice and checking out the video. Best regards!

Did it survive a Maine winter snow load?

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???

@mainehomesteaders3583

7 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!

I would put rubber on the roof it looks great

Great job, but I’d suggest you burn the ends going into the ground to prevent pest and rotting... Pealed would have been better to prevent rotting, but I get it time is important... Second, if suggest using a small level to better mark off and square out your ends... Also a chalk line lengthwise allows you to square n chainsaw on the ground vs on the ladder... Poles n tin might have been faster and looked good, but maybe you were worried about snow load... You spent lots of time on that roof to have put your frame up a fast... All in all a great job and I enjoyed your videos...

@HarveyCarrollJr

4 жыл бұрын

PS: Another way to use polls from your land as roof trusses... You could use either truss clips, nails n metal like these guys, or cut thin slab pieces to stabilize them... kzread.info/dash/bejne/mmttpa2rptOukqw.html

Thank you for sharing. Is it not a problem to leave the bark on the trees when building a structure like this?

@mainehomesteaders3583

7 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!!

@mauldindoc123

7 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.

@HavocHerseim

7 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.

Could u use electric poles

yum maple syrup

Finding a way to lay the panels horizontal overlapping would be waterproof

Moon shine the rest of the year not fooling everybody

why not peel the logs?

@lexistacy9980

3 жыл бұрын

Takes a lot of effort

Add a water proof tarp to roof

I had a feeling this was a sugah shack.

The support look like tokens. Those sticks? Good luck man. I wouldn't do that, but it's yours.

@mainehomesteaders3583

7 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.

For the upright cuts a bow saw and hammer and chisel would work well, less dangerous

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...

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.?

Everything was going good till you started the roofing part of your building. That really took away from how good the building is

@jjbackwoods6700

4 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.

complete wast of time for something that is not even weather proof.....

@mainehomesteaders3583

7 жыл бұрын

It does not need to be weather proof for my intended purpose. Don't like it? Don't build it!