Construction
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Whose siding are you on?
With the roof in place it was time to get the cabin closed in. And the first step in doing that was getting siding on. We used panels for siding, and they install onto the strapping that covers the Tyvek. As mentioned in a previous post this creates channel behind the siding, so that any
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I guess it needs a roof
Building alone brings challenges, and forces you to be innovative. There are times where you need that extra set of hands, that just aren't there. So, sometimes you need to make them. Sheathing the roof was the part of the build I was least looking forward to. The roof pitch is steep, its almost 45
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Its a wrap
Continuing on with the history of the cabin build… After the roof joists were up, it seems that the next job up would be getting that roof sheathed. But there were other things that needed tackling and, quite frankly, I wasn't looking forward to that aspect of the job. Now not every joist was done.
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Wait, that’s not right…
The next step in the build was getting the roof joists in place. The joists, in this case, are 2X6s that run from the centre beam, down onto the wall, and extend a bit past it to create an overhang of the roof. In theory, although it appears complicated, they should be fairly straight forward.
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Moving on up
It was clear to me, at the start of this process and certainly as I moved through it, that the roof was going to be the most challenging part of the cabin build. Doubly so doing much of the work on my own. In order to accommodate a loft, and give enough height in that
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Porched
Progress was slow after the last (ha) wall went up in April. Early spring there were challenges getting there, especially with material I needed to continue. But by late June, early July some progress was visible. After it was warm enough for adhesive the subfloor of the porch was set down. And a little bit
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Spring forward
Anxious to get back at it after the winter, we went out in mid-April to the cabin. After shovelling out the snow from inside, and with the help of my father-in-law, brother-in-law, Travis and others, lifted the fourth wall into place. It was quite obvious, but not at all unexpected that the Tyvek installed on
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Getting there
The cabin is on Victor Bay, over the hills from Arctic Bay. Now Victor Bay has an easily accessible area, about 4 kilometres by road over the town. Historically this is where people set up camp in the late spring and into summer. Because of its topography Arctic Bay is a bit of a solar
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Walls, and, well, change
The trouble with going back in time like this, for a story on building a cabin, is that you lose much of the opportunity for the really interesting stories. Building alone means being innovative, and on occasion f-ing up and having to deal with the problem you created. There are a few of those stories,
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The cabin on the Tundra
Way back in the origins of this blog, part of the impetuous for writing it was to document the construction of the Bed and Breakfast we were making. Hence the title. I learned a lot in those days of building. From knowing almost nothing about construction to being a passable carpenter. That was in no