New sugar house

[Chicopee Sap Shack]

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Started a 12x16 with a 12x16 wood shed that will get covered next year.

[maple flats]

Looks nice. What size evaporator is going in it?

[Chicopee Sap Shack]

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[Chicopee Sap Shack]

Finished the roof boards today and most of the trim!!!!7913
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[western mainer]

Nice looking, See you got your wood close by!
Brian

[K.I. Joe]

Nice looking shack, I am going to be building one this year also.

[Chicopee Sap Shack]

Built the door and brought in some fill now I'm waiting for the steel to come in to make it water tight!http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/24/3uqegy3u.jpg

[unc23win]

Nice! I am building one this season as well I wish it was that far along.

[Gavin W. Hooks]

Working on one now too. Will post pics soon. Very nice. Good work. Would love to see pic with steam out the cupola.

[Ryan August]

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Like the design, about to put the copala on my addition too. What dimensions did you go with. Particularly how wide and high. I know the goal is to have equal opening to pan size but how wide in the roof did you go. thanks

[Chicopee Sap Shack]

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So I got the steel o yesterday and only fell off the roof once (not on the wood plié side ether). The coupla is 3 wide 6 long and 3 hight. I only have a 2x4 evaporator but I might up grade some day so I planned ahead.

Scott

[Yellzee]

Looks great!!!

[lpakiz]

Looks great. Love the vertical siding!!
I don't know how you plan to finish the siding, but if transparent or semi transparent is in plan, do it soon, before the rain discolors the bottom of your boards. If that happens, you will need to use solid color stain or paint, both of which cover up the beauty of your wood. If time really is an issue, lean some old plywood or something against the sides to prevent discoloration, or hang an old tarp from under the eaves to the ground.

[smith11]

Nice work man Looks great. It feels like that you have made a small house on a house. The big one is for adults and the small one is for kids. Besides that the location of the house is very beautiful.

[Chicopee Sap Shack]

Cleaned up the arch and built a brick base so I don't have to bend over so much. Next is building a AOF and a AUF. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/09/27/vede7yba.jpg

[unc23win]

Nice! Good idea raising it up as a taller guy I can appreciate it and your arms will get bigger if you have to pick kids up to look at the syrup or you could get a stool for them ha ha :)

[jeffeich]

Just checking to see what you used on the walls, is that 1x12's or vertical plywood siding, let me know.:-|

[Chicopee Sap Shack]

10" ship lap

[Spartazoo]

Don't be offended if I steal your design. NICE!

[Chicopee Sap Shack]

No worries I got the idea from others here and pics on the internet. Just go bigger than I did. Already to small but it's what I could afford.

Scott

[spud]

Very nice sugarhouse you have. No bending and hurting the back on that rig. Got to love it.

Spud

[Starting Small]

Fantastic Job! I just went to file a building permit for mine today, I am also building a 12X16. Couple questions for you...
1. How long did it take you to build and did you have help?
2. Where did you get the metal roof?
3. Do you have any blueprints or plans that you could send me? The building dept is looking for details. If no blueprints, any specs on the roof or other features that could help me file the permit? Thanks!
-Dave

[Chicopee Sap Shack]

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Pan cleaning and test boil today.

Scott


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[Chicopee Sap Shack]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/29/su9a5uqy.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/29/a5avehej.jpgfinished the wood shed a couple weeks ago and stained the sugar house today. Next week the wood shed should be full.


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[TrentonMaple]

I like your idea for the plastic sheeting to funnel the steam up! I'll have to remember that for this season...if I can ever get my sugarhouse work off the ground

[Chicopee Sap Shack]

I made a gutter system that goes under the plastic to catch the drips I'll get a pic of that for you


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[NhShaun]

Great looking Sugar shack! Good choice on the stain color as well!

[Noah's Ark]

Looks awsome, could you take some pics of the stack leaving the roof from the inside, and what you did you do for your stack. I will be starting my shack this fall and am still trying to decide how i am going to do the roof jack and penetration to keep everything safe. Thanks.

[jbhummer2]

Nice work. That is my dream right there.

[Chicopee Sap Shack]

Well I am adding on this year to accommodate a large expansion and to get the four wheeler out of the sugar house. The first addition is a 10X12 she'd for the four wheeler, trailer and log arch for the four wheeler. The second is a 16X16 addition for the RO raw sap and permeate tank. Also bottling will happen in there. I have done fairly well on Craig's list getting doors and windows.

I'll get pics of the other addition soon

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[Chicopee Sap Shack]

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[Chicopee Sap Shack]

Sap processing addition wales are up
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[mudr]

If I'm seeing right, is the original structure on a floating slab, while this new section is on a concrete block foundation? If so, why did you go block this time around?

[Chicopee Sap Shack]

Both are floating slabs I just added a row of block around the new addiction for washing down and keeping the walls dry


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[Chicopee Sap Shack]

Roof is on and the door between the caning/sap room and evaporator is in

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[maple flats]

On a maple tour about 10-11 years ago, one of the stops had a plastic sheeting hood. It ran all the way from the pans up to the cupola but the condensate dripped on the earth floor. That was on a larger evaporator, something in the 4x12 range. That producer had a bunch of ribbons on the wall, for winning 1st, or second best at the New York State Fair. He has since gotten out of farming (He was also a dairy farmer) and he got his guide's license.

[Chicopee Sap Shack]

Up dated photo i finally finished staining it this year
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[dw341969]

Very nice job!

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[Z/MAN]

Nice. Lots of room now.

[Chicopee Sap Shack]

Nope just as tight on space as before after adding tanks and an RO room.


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