The $500 barn

[HenOnAJuneBug]

Looks like you have some eastern red cedar to work with. Nice stuff to have for posts.

Unless it's cool, I can't work outside with a shirt on. It's usually hanging around my neck to use as a mop until it gets too wet to use.

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

Wish i had a bobcat.

Me too - with a jack hammer attachment. Doing it by hand takes a lot longer.

 

[yogifink]

Maybe should have angled those purlins instead of going horizontal?
2 diagonal braces at 90deg on each corner.
It's not how bad you ffffoul it up, but how well you fix it

all better

 

[yogifink]

Me too - with a jack hammer attachment. Doing it by hand takes a lot longer.

Part of trying to start a farm. A tractor was in our budget, it would be absolutely impossible to accomplish some of these tasks without some kind of machinery. We cleared the lot (about 2 acres of it at least), destumped and dug foundations for a walk out basement. The cost of a machine would be less than hiring it out. It's all about moving the cash around!
But, we also got lucky. Not really my machine as far as ownership. It's a friend's who has moved out of town, and letting us safe guard it when he is gone. So far about a year.

 

[yogifink]

I got the roof purlins on today.

I had to buy some material to get it done . But of course I'm cheep, so I bargained and got second hand 2x4s. 20, 16 footers for $100. So I'm up to 150 now for total spend.

Originally, I had planed on using pallet runners to frame with. I will still use them on the walls, but decided I just could not trust the integrity of the pallets. Plus, I thought using longer wood would help smooth out some of the hips and dips of the rafters.

So, I put a couple on and then added shims around low points to kind of even things out.

This worked out pretty nicely in evening things out. Now some of you may have noticed in the first shot I posted that there are still some pretty big dips in the purlins, and you'd be right. I'm not worried about it. If I were putting on a metal or shingle roof I would have spent a lot of time getting the purlins level. But, I putting on a green roof, so the little dips don t matter, and are actually helpful. I'll be nailing 2x4s on the roof before we lay down plastic to help retain water and hold material in place. More on that later.

Time to call it a night, it was rough going this morning. The Mrs and kiddos are coming home tomorrow, so I've got some chores to get done.

If any of ever think it sounds like fun or a good idea to sell your house and live in a camper while you build a house to save money, think long and hard. It is not fun with 4 of us and cramped. And dumping the black tank once a week is unspeakable....

 

[aart]

all better

So you shoved it into plumb with the machine, what fun!
Diagonal brace circled in green...and another on other end...and that held it???
I suppose you will sheath all walls to stiffen framing before adding weight of green roof? How deep will dirt be for green roof...plant chosen yet?
Sorry for all the questions....this is a great build thread...got my brain juices flowing.

 

[aart]

If any of ever think it sounds like fun or a good idea to sell your house and live in a camper while you build a house to save money, think long and hard. It is not fun with 4 of us and cramped. And dumping the black tank once a week is unspeakable....

Was thinking of doing this when looking for land....brother was building his house at the time and living in a nice 'regular' trailer there...he told me find land with a house already there...so I did. Hang in there, it will give you all incredible perspective for the future, not that that is any real consolation at this point, especially on black tank dump day.

 

[yogifink]

So you shoved it into plumb with the machine, what fun!
Diagonal brace circled in green...and another on other end...and that held it???
I suppose you will sheath all walls to stiffen framing before adding weight of green roof? How deep will dirt be for green roof...plant chosen yet?
Sorry for all the questions....this is a great build thread...got my brain juices flowing.

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yes, plus two more middle to front. it wasn't bad, maybe 2 inches off center for 11 foot posts. Once I backed the bobcat off it shifted back about half that. I confortable leaving it like that for now. Ill give it another heave hoe before I sheet it.

On the green roof; yes ill sheet before i start loading the roof. it will be some time before i get that far. After i get the plywood on ill be going back to work on the house. prerogative is to get something together so our ladies have a new home, even if it's not finished.

Right now their shacking up in a temperory hoop coop that they have become progressively better at escaping. Once they get out they b-line for our brcolii and beet sprouts, no bueno.

there are loads of ways to put together a green roof down. Seems like everyone has a better way to do it. I like the simple approach. Plan to layer like this: tar paper, cardboard, plastic, plastic, plastic, carpet, 5" hay, light compost then seed. We are going to let it naturally seed itsself for the long run, but will start with some wild flowers, herbs and grasses. I read somewhere about providing the environment then letting nature do its thing to ensure the longevity of the roof. Natural seeding will only allow local plants that can survive in that specific environment. I think most folks go for the planted route because they can see a result faster.

 

[yogifink]

Was thinking of doing this when looking for land....brother was building his house at the time and living in a nice 'regular' trailer there...he told me find land with a house already there...so I did. Hang in there, it will give you all incredible perspective for the future, not that that is any real consolation at this point, especially on black tank dump day.

a good perspective is a good way of saying it. We talk about it alot, first a year of wwofing, now a camper. I don t remember what it's like to live in a house. Well get there eventually, maybe 3 or 4 more months.

Your brother was totally right. camping is fun, but going on 6 months now of once weekly tank dumps, it's getting old. not to mention the marital restraints with 2 kidos and no walls.

 

[aart]

Plan to layer like this: tar paper, cardboard, plastic, plastic, plastic, carpet, 5" hay, light compost then seed.

Partial layering to waterproof roof until the rest of green roof layers go on?
Sounds good. Will extra water(from heavy rains) be able to get off roof?

not to mention the marital restraints with 2 kidos and no walls.

Providential birth control?