Yet another new sugarhouse

[village idiot]

It's a 14x16 concrete blob with a sill on it.

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[village idiot]

The sill has some bents on it, and Goat has one ridiculously large circular saw.

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[village idiot]

Lucky for me, a bunch of guys with good attitudes and strong backs came over to lift some fairly rugged timbers.

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[village idiot]

The frame fit together way better than Lincoln logs, more like Legos. It only took a little persuading.

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[village idiot]

On to the rafters.

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[village idiot]

First course of purlins done.

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[village idiot]

Frame was put up in about 80 min.

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[village idiot]

Roof and 1 wall on last weekend.

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[village idiot]

I plan to offset the arch a little to one side, so the middle knee braces are curved to make more headroom when walking around.

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[spud]

Roof and 1 wall on last weekend.

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Very nice sugar house so far. It takes more then a village idiot to build this nice of a sugar house. Please take more when you are done.

Spud

[Thad Blaisdell]

I think for the size it is structurally under built.... not. That is one nice looking rugged little sugar shack.

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

boyy I dont know if those rafters will handle the snow load you get where your at ;)
Nice, Very Nice love post and beam buildings

[Z/MAN]

Impressive!!!!!!!!!!!

[maple flats]

Super, do you hire out?

[village idiot]

Sure it may seem a little stout right now, but this way if I want to move it later I can just drag it up the road.

I got felt on the roof and 3 walls done, but it looks about the same. I'll snap some more pics when I get the woodshed built.

[GramaCindy]

Very Nice. Looking forward to more pics as you finish it off.

[rookie]

NICE! what part of nh are you from?

[mapleack]

Awesome little sugar house!! I'd love to learn how to timberframe!

[village idiot]

Woodshed framed, but the shed still needs a roof. I'd like to show more photos, but apparently I've reached my quota. If I figure out what that means I'll update later. Thanks for all the kinds words. This is by no means my work. Goat is the builder, I just cut and lift.

[maple flats]

rather than loading up this forum, put your photos someplace like photo bucket or others and then link to it in your post. That way you have all the quota you could ever need or want.

[village idiot]

Good idea maple flats.

I'll try to show the woodshed. The stick pretending to be a rafter is just there for visual. I have to cut 6 4x4's for the real ones, and then get some roof/gable walls up.

http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m513/vfrclark/Sugarhouse/0264.jpg

[spud]

Very nice sugar house. This thing will be standing for 200+ years for sure. It may out live your trees.:lol:

Spud

[bigschuss]

Sweet sugar shack! I love the look of a timber frame.

[village idiot]

The Woodshed got rafters and a roof. The cupola is started, but it also needs rafters and a roof. Before I can start laying the finish roof on I have to decide if I want the stack to go through the peak of the cupola, or off to the side. Going through the peak would be easiest to put in, but I think having the arch off center would give me a lot more usable space on the inside. I think I'll get the arch in place and move it around to see what I like better.


http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m513/vfrclark/Sugarhouse/IMG_0275.jpg

http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m513/vfrclark/Sugarhouse/IMG_0277.jpg

[christopherh]

Looking good! I offset my evaporator in my Sugarhouse, it definetly gives you more room. The stream will find its way out!

[twitch]

I off set mine and it was fine was glade i did a lot more space. Set it up so i draw off on the roomy side.

[Vermonner]

That's sugarhouse is a beauty. I had a hand in building a timber frame structure one time and I loved the method.

[village idiot]

It's been a little while since I updated the photos, but I finished the cupola, put metal on the woodshed roof, and got the roof finished on the front side. I'd like to have my new roof jack before I cut a hole in the roof above the arch so the rear roof is not finished yet.

It looks better without the staging in front

http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m513/vfrclark/Sugarhouse/IMG_0250.jpg

[lastwoodsman]

Very nice! Looks like a church. Love the roof----
Woodsman

[Woodpecker Lodge & Maple]

Very nice! Counting the days for that first run, I'm sure.

[twitch]

love the slate