Five Saps' Sugar House construction

[foursapsyrup1]

AFter five months of milling beams and boards with chain saws, the 16 x 16 sugar shack is finaly taking shape. Truly a labor of love.

http://s980.photobucket.com/home/rfleuette/recentuploads?view=slideshow

[red maples]

nice pics...you'll have to make a scap book to display for guests to the suagr house. just watch out for crack that stuff kills:lol:

[foursapsyrup1]

OOPS! The crack has been removed

[red maples]

why??? it adds good humor....it happens to us all!! its all good fun and if it wasn't fun we wouldn't be doin it

[C.Wilcox]

Nice looking shack. What kind of chainsaw mill did you use to cut the timbers? And what was the existing stone wall part of?

[foursapssyrup]

the OP and i have almost the same screen name. yes we are related!

i had a great time putting the sugar house up. it went together as easy as was expected, just a big jigsaw puzzle!!

the chainsaw mill is a home made alaskan mill, with a husqvarna 394xp powerhead and 36" bar. more info and pics here: http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=137526

the rock wall was the foundation for a barn that burned down in '48, and was ~200 years old when it burned. where we built the sugar house used to be the carriage house/ basement of the barn. if you look closely at the pictures you can see many stones that are mirror images of each other, and we assume they were all cut out of the same giant rock.

[Sugarmaker]

Fours's
Very nice thanks for sharing!
I hope you have twice the fun making syrup as you did building the sugar house.

And keep us posted.
Regards,
Chris

[markct]

looks good, i like the addition to the side for sitting room! i kinda had to do the same thing on mine, had enough room to work alone but pushed out one wall 4 ft this year to allow a bit more room for guests!

[foursapssyrup]

here is a quick pic of how the new shack sits at the end of the day sunday.

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae281/rfleuette/DSC_1643.jpg

how the same spot looked 2 months ago. note old brick boiler, disassembled.

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae281/rfleuette/IMG_5904.jpg

[remkel]

here is a quick pic of how the new shack sits at the end of the day sunday.

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae281/rfleuette/DSC_1643.jpg

how the same spot looked 2 months ago. note old brick boiler, disassembled.

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae281/rfleuette/IMG_5904.jpg

Been a lot of fun so far....looking forward to working on it this weekend!

[Thiems sugarshack]

Nice looking shack keep us updated with new pics

[SeanD]

Hey Foursaps,

I missed these pics the first time around. The shack looks great and I'm blown away by all the work you put into the milling the wood.

Thanks again for the tip on the Bill Mason arch. It was delivered last Saturday and it looks great. I just need to brick it and your pics will be a good example for me to follow. I wish I was as good as you at remembering to pick up the camera.

I kind of remember you looking for a roof jack. If so, let me know. I have something that will help you out.

Sean

[foursapssyrup]

the rest of the framing done, the roof and cupola on (the cupola was built out of salvaged materials from out old shack)
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn77/prfakaharry/IMG_6272.jpg


the plywood sheathing and tyvek on, and the windows in. going to install the front door, finish the flashing, and get some siding on this weekend. we still have to cut the cupola doors (or windows not sure which yet)


http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn77/prfakaharry/IMG_6281.jpg

[Sugarmaker]

Foursaps,
The sugar house is looking very good! I like the timber frame construction.
Regards,
Chris

[foursapssyrup]

Hey Foursaps,

I missed these pics the first time around. The shack looks great and I'm blown away by all the work you put into the milling the wood.

Thanks again for the tip on the Bill Mason arch. It was delivered last Saturday and it looks great. I just need to brick it and your pics will be a good example for me to follow. I wish I was as good as you at remembering to pick up the camera.

I kind of remember you looking for a roof jack. If so, let me know. I have something that will help you out.

Sean

hey sean!!
what size arch did you get? you won't be disappointed! the pics of the firebrick are on the link posted earlier if you need them. on second thought, let me know if you need them, we are trying to organize the album a little better, and i can get you just the pics of the bricking so you don't have to sift through 400 pics to find them.

so what do you have for the roof jack? my curiosity is peaking.

[BryanEx]

foursapssyrup - where did you find those great windows? I'm always looking for single glazed barn sash windows in my area but can never find any in reasonable shape. There are companies online that make them but for more $$$ than I'm willing to invest in an out building.

[foursapssyrup]

my father and brother started on the siding this weekend, looks like we are going to be milling a little more siding than expected. also got the door jamb (frame) built and ready to install, just have to seal it first. gonna try to get it in this week!

[SeanD]

I got a 2x6. It's a tad big for my 50 taps but I've got flat pans and it gives me plenty of room to expand my taps when I'm ready. I can't always boil every day, so when I do I'll be able to bang it out.

Thanks in advance for the bricking pics. I'm hoping to work on it between Christmas and New Years when I have some time off.

I'll send you a PM about the roof jack.

Sean

[foursapssyrup]

foursapssyrup - where did you find those great windows? I'm always looking for single glazed barn sash windows in my area but can never find any in reasonable shape. There are companies online that make them but for more $$$ than I'm willing to invest in an out building.

the windows are regular insulated glass andersens. about 10 years old, recycled from window replacement job a friend did.

[bigschuss]

Nice shack. I just put in a 12x16 foundation this summer that I am going to build a timber frame shack on this spring.

Can I ask what size beams are you using? Looks like the corner posts are 6x6? Are girts larger? Look like 6x8's maybe?

I am using spruce that I am currently taking down right now in order to mill by beams just as you did. I just found this forum and it's nice to see pics of shacks like yours as it allows me to visualize the finished product.

[foursapsyrup1]

Thanks.
Quite a project - most rewarding. The only lumber we purchased was plywood and finish trim. we also used 54 bags of ready mix for the footing. Everything else - roof, doors, windows- were discards from remodel or wrecking projects and were dropped off by friends and acquaintances. Just put the word out and you'll be surprised what shows up.

The sills are 5 x 5 white oak.
All other beams are 5 x 7 red pine. Siding is 3/4 inch red pine.
All beams, rafters and siding were milled with chain saw.
Hope you have as much fun building your shack as we did. Better stock up on beer. You may have plenty of company to watch your progress and they seem to show up at the end of the day.

[foursapsyrup1]

This was our sugar shack in 2008. Quite a difference.



http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae281/rfleuette/IMG_0231.jpg

Our old, handmade, brick boiler with chafing dish finishing pan


http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae281/rfleuette/IMG_0237.jpg

Our new WF Mason 2x6 arch in 2009

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae281/rfleuette/IMG_5779.jpg

[bigschuss]

Thanks foursaps. Very helpful. I bought a chainsaw minimill and plan to do just what you guys did. Great job!




The sills are 5 x 5 white oak.
All other beams are 5 x 7 red pine. Siding is 3/4 inch red pine.
All beams, rafters and siding were milled with chain saw.
Hope you have as much fun building your shack as we did. Better stock up on beer. You may have plenty of company to watch your progress and they seem to show up at the end of the day.

[remkel]

Stopped in Sunday to see the progress and only one word comes to mind....awesome. So looking forward to seeing the steam rising out of the cupola. Great job Sap 1 and Sap 2.

Sap 3

[foursapsyrup1]

Ready to rock & roll. All closed in, arch in place, cupola windows are in and do open , lines are up and 130 ( or so) taps are in. Finished the stove pipe and bricked the arch.
All we need now is some sap to boil.
Big sap this week ( I hope)

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae281/rfleuette/IMG_6404.jpg

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae281/rfleuette/IMG_6406.jpg

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[Haynes Forest Products]

OK so I need to know what was the question you asked that got that response:lol:

[foursapsyrup1]

Just an update.

[foursapssyrup]

OK so I need to know what was the question you asked that got that response:lol:

he asked how hard it would be to make the sugar house bigger....