double smart house #1: Jan 29th '09

thanks alex , the green stuff is the next big thing , its really great for you to share this project with everyone .its looking real nice . its got to be tuff getting a lot done in your weather

actualy with my natural fur coat :S and my thick bones ;) I was built for this weather, I actualy love the snow. It’s just my finger tips get cold quick from a previous frostbite incident.

thanks for the feedback
Al

-- BigAl, Ontario Canada

Thanks for the posting Al.I think it is great to watch a project from beginning to end.

-- Dustygirl Hastings,Ont. Life is too short to sit around doing nothing

dustygirl, Not really beginning, but close. the only thing missing in pics is the exterior walls being framed and the second floor. thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it.

Here are some other past pics that I’ll dump here, I think you will all enjoy these. Sorry I didnt program the camera to show dates back then, but they should be from older to younger Starting from sometime in October(when foundation was poured)

... notice the snow, lol



yours truly :) (my beard’s longer now, I usualy only shave in the summer)



One of my teacher’s back


from the front second floor looking out to the roof


working on the rafters for the front of the house, we did use I joists.


buddies trying to look smart :D

The valley between the two dormers on the front of the house

3 rafters and the exterior wall, all within 12”, There must’ve been a problem with the design… the teacher didnt like it, but we sortof had to. we could’ve save a tree or two here.

Inside looking out to the shed dormer

recieved an other shipment of pic to keep covering the house




Last 4 pics are from the last day before the christmas break (Dec 12th, we then restarted on the 5th of Jan)

the second week back, I got him by surprise

that’s it for now.
Al

-- BigAl, Ontario Canada

Forgot to include the front porch/carport, these pictures are from this past friday. We are putting on the rim beams first and then the rafters(I’m guessing they haven’t agreed on the posts or something). it will be exposed rafters and framing (stained to match the LVL orange colour).

-- BigAl, Ontario Canada

Very nice pictures. Thanks for sharing.

Here in Southern California we do not build in weather like this. But there again we do not have weather like this period. ;-)

Bull, I bet most of the people I work with would love to be working in south california. But, honestly there is something about hte cold and the snow… I love it. I still don’t wear a full coat… we had -36 degreesC the other day… i only had one of those thick insulated shirts on top of my usual thin long sleeve and plad shirt with rolled sleeves, and i had no problems. The others think I’m wierd, but meh, i prefer the cold then the hot…

Al

-- BigAl, Ontario Canada

Good for you. As long as you are happy where you are at. I am from Holland, but it does not get that cold there either.

Have fun, and thanks for all the pictures.

thanks bull. My father’s from europe too, he’s spanish, but i was raised in french because my mom’s french Canadian. That’s why i make some stupid spelling mistakes and my chubby fingers don’t really help either :D.

After my lunch break(tonight) i’ll have plenty more pictures up… we’re putting up the foil faced ply-iso on the ceiling on the second floor.

Al

-- BigAl, Ontario Canada

can’s wait to see them, Al.

Looks great. I am from the south, so I like looking at your snow but I wouldn’t want to stay up there for long. keep up the good work.

thanks, I like to think that i was made for this weather… With my size and “fur” I do better in the winter then the summer.

Al

-- BigAl, Ontario Canada