Project "Machine Shed to Man Cave"

[Kevin54]

That's the lady's Chihuahua, I was giving him a lesson on being a 'real' dog(Confident, braver). Sounds stupid, but while I was blasting away at the shingles, I had him stay in between my legs, I would give him the odd pet. He and I don't get along well, for a while you'd swear we were best friends as he happily stayed with me as I shingled, but as soon as he see's his Mama, he pretends to be afraid of me. Can't say I don't try to be friends with him, but he's destined to be a mama's boy.

No damn wonder he's sucking up to you and then runs to mama. You throwed him up on the roof for cryin' out loud

Nice save on the buildings. Do you have any concerns with the walls all the way down to a dirt floor? I know around here, termites would be putting on the dinner bibs and getting ready to chow down. I know that you were thinking Tyvek on the floor to protect the wood above. Are you going to eventually concrete the floor? Have you considered for the time being, maybe putting down crushed stone and run over it with a plate tamper to compact everything tight. It would be better than just having dirt on the floor.

 

[Thedoc14]

Good luck on the house move, shed is looking great.

 

[Kevin54]

You need to stick it in a snowpile somewhere so it doesn't get warm too fast.

Been there done that a few times.

 

[FoMoCoPower]

awesome

 

[Motown 454]

Awesome thread, I just went through it all. Nice job on the machine buildings. The house is moving along nice too.

 

[Lunker]

Good read. nice place you got there

 

[ADSR]

Love it! nice work!

 

[domecreek]

We will look forward to watching your house being relocated on "Massive Moves." Nice job pouring concrete and framing basement as we hear that it has been cold over your way.

 

[55cadillacking]

I tip my hat to you, sir. Your certainly aren't afraid of hard work. I hope all your efforts bring you the reward you deserve.

 

[Nostraquedeo]

I am confused on that basement framing in relation to your rendering.....? Is your plan to backfill against the wood walls? Maybe I am missing something? If not, then how do you plan to keep water out of that level with it basically in a pit.

 

[Responder]

You need to stick it in a snowpile somewhere so it doesn't get warm too fast.

Been there done that a few times.

Love the Tims coffee and the beer!!!!

You have come a long way with everything since you started this project. Great job!

Are we Stoonians going to have that summer BBQ this year?

 

[RichTJ99]

Great progress! Enjoying the build

 

[Omphaloskeptic]

A (PWF) wood-walled basement below grade; whodathunkit? I've never heard of this type of construction; any exterior board insulation used in the 'sandwich' of the basement wall? How does the manf.'s guarantee read for PWF?

 

[cantoo]

Omphaloskeptic, some pwf foundations preform better than concrete foundations due to the fact that concrete is usually just sprayed with tar and then if a crack developes the water can get in the crack. PWF are covered with poly which seals much better than tar or concrete. I don't have a pwf but somedays wish I did. They have to be done correctly and you can not cut corners or you will have big problems. Due to this fact I am convinced that the only way to do a pwf is to do it yourself or at least be there every minute to see that it is done properly.

 

[el Pedro]

Wow this is a great build!
I can't imagine what it would be like to work outdoors in that type of climate.

 

[Responder]

Thank you. Who's hosting the BBQ?

We should see if we can all get together on this. Find out if we can all do it!

 

[Responder]

And we are in for another 6" of snow this weekend. Winter is getting old real fast!

Hopefully you can get it back filled today as the weather is nice this morning!

 

[NUTTSGT]

First time checking out your thread. Awesome thread and I see you're not afraid of hard work either.

The small bungaloo house you bought, will it be lifted by a crane on top of the foundation ?

 

[foreverfalcon40]

Very jealous on many levels...I agree build the shop to save the chevy!

 

[KAP1978]

I'm still following this thread and really enjoy what your doing.

 

[larry_g]

I've enjoyed this thread since you started. You've mentioned hauling in water and a water tank and I'm wondering why you can't put in a well?


lg
no neat sig line

 

[e-tek]

You're one tough Muther-Saskatoonian!!!!!

For all you interested viewers, especially those down south....Winter here has been DREADFUL this year!! 2+ feet of snow on the ground, cloudy and snowing 80% of the days, average temps of minus 10C (with dips to minus 20C) and windy to boot.

Way to go on the build!

 

[Responder]

Just released from the Water Seecurity Agency (formerly the Water Shed Authority) that we have 180-200% of snowpack. That is the density of the snow, not the amount of snow on the ground. We are in for one hell of a wet spring again. Sigh!

 

[e-tek]

I've enjoyed this thread since you started. You've mentioned hauling in water and a water tank and I'm wondering why you can't put in a well?
lg
no neat sig line

When I first visited Saskatchewan to visit Mrs E's parents, they where still hauling water - they had a big water tank in the truck that they\d take to town and fill for $2 which would then be transferred into the cistern for household water and then they would take a Rubbermaid trash can to a ground well on their brothers farm to get drinking water. It was like living in the 30's!

If it wasn't for me moving out here (and bringing civilization with me) they'd still be hauling water, have only 3 channels and no cell-phones....

 

[stovebolter46]

cool thread. i just subscribed

 

[-Brent-]

I used to complain about northeastern U.S. winters until I trekked from Winterpegg to Saskatoon. I got to hand it to you, I'd be waiting until summer when it warms up, a little.

Keep up the good work, it'll be worth it. Not too sure about the hauling water, though.

 

[John in OH]

I, like most others, have been enjoying this series of Northern building projects. Lots of nice work in, what appears to me, to be a rather inhospitable environment, but it sure looks to be a beautiful location.

Never seen a wooden basement before. Is this a rather typical type of construction up there? Having no experience with this whatsoever, several questions seem to arise ... first, it would seem that the soil pressure on the exterior of the basement walls would be a problem that could cause the walls to bow inward. Second, how do you prevent ground water from rising up inside of the basement footers as there doesn't appear to be a good seal between the interior floor and exterior soil? To address this, it would seem that you would also want a series of weep drain pipes inside the footers routed to the sump to capture water that rises within the footer area due to surrounding soil hydraulic pressure??

Please don't take these questions are criticisms ... I'm just curious!!

 

[GGB]

It's interesting to see the wood basement wall-this was the first I'd seen in quite sometime. About 35 years ago, a friend of mine who was a contractor had a client who specified that his basement be built using treated wood. Turns out it was not a new concept, but had been around for 100+ years. In this case, the footing was packed gravel with a well engineered drain tile system to carry away any water which did get past the plastic lining attached to the top of the wall and laid on a slope away from the foundation. The concrete floor was floated.

There were two main reasons for the design. First, the home was near a military installation, and there had been quite a few homes built nearby which developed cracks in their concrete foundation walls which were blamed on the military exercises. Second, because the wood walls were constructed with 2 x 8 lumber, it allowed more insulation than a 2 x 2 or 2 x 4 wall built inside the basement wall. An additional benefit was that you would not be giving up any floor space as would be the case with a wood wall inside a concrete foundation, as you could sheet rock directly onto the wood foundation wall. As far as I know it has continued to work as planned.

Good luck with your projects.

GGB

 

[s-351]

Looks good..

 

[Lunker]

I would put interior tiles in next to the footing if you didn't already pour the floor.

it can't hurt anything and is cheap to do it now. Assuming the basement is going to be finished.

 

[Vernmotor]

All I got to say is ! I am a wimp compared to you ! your a hell of a man..
I would love to have what you are going to end up with.

 

[Kevin54]

Update:

Not a whole lot of interesting stuff happening right now. This weekend we got started on prepping the house to move it. I dismantled the HVAC, cut all plumbing/water lines below the joists, demolished all the interior walls and the electrical service was unhooked.

Meet the crew,

Anytime there is a good looking woman with a sledgehammer in her hand, something interesting is definitely going on

 

[geologist]

Well, that's the first wood basement I've ever seen. You've got a nice spread there, and a gorgeous assistant. Any woman that can successfully use a sledge hammer on anything other than your car or your balls is a keeper. How long did it take to get out of that mud hole, and what is the story on the Chevy?

 

[storagemaster]

Wow. Thank you for posting those pictures. That looks like a lot of work! Good thing you had some help. You did it right. I would love to see some updated images. Seems like many people are building custom sheds. Even Peter Gabriel is transforming sheds into music studio's. Costs much less than buying property... I read this article that explained it a little. Might have to listen to Peter's newest stuff now too! ha...

 

[e-tek]

Sounds like a good idea to me! You offering to host a bbq in your drive thru garage e-tek?

Thank you. Who's hosting the BBQ?

We should see if we can all get together on this. Find out if we can all do it!

I'll host it! Although I hosted one for the FTE (Ford Truck Enthusiast) Sask Chapter and it was pretty boring! Hopefully GJ guys are a little more talkative!


Fantastic work out there d. You are doing almost the same thing I did when moving to Sask. I built a similar foundation and moved an old farmhouse onto it. 2 years later and I couldn't get out of that little town fast enough!! Now we live in a much bigger house in the city....

 

[CAOS]

Before even seeing where you were from I knew I recognized those skies! Love your build dude!

 

[The_Surveyor]

It looks like you are channeling your inner homesteader on this project, congrats. As much as people(Albertans) love to rip on our neighbouring province to the east I must say your land looks amazing and the feeling of your accomplishments to date must be second to none.

I am interested in how the exterior spray foam held up while back filling around your foundation, did you have to protect it or be careful working around it?

Now please go put on your riders bunny hug and go move a house!!!

 

[Responder]

May 15th move eh? Well, maybe the dammed weather will be nice/nicer by then. This has been crazy here this winter!

 

[Omphaloskeptic]

Good luck with the 'tweaking'! Do you think that you need to add additional permanent bracing for the basement prior to setting the house atop it? Hydrostatic pressure might be an ongoing problem otherwise.

 

[Omphaloskeptic]

We all would like to see 'in-process' pics of the move. I went back to see if you mentioned just how far the house has to travel, but could not find that figure; what's the distance? Are you and your SO going to video/photograph the whole trip? That is something you might want to have for future reminiscing.