my dirt bag cabin

[rumination]

Thanks for the update Jamie. Looking good!

 

[flushcut]

Love it!

 

[SouthSoundTree]

Wow, at the beginning, I had no idea it was going to be such a significant work of art and engineering...oh, and work!

 

[Fiddler]

 

[Porkbrick]

Wow, at the beginning, I had no idea it was going to be such a significant work of art and engineering...oh, and work!

neither did i!

 

[treebeard]

it is a magnificent thing you are creating, i am somewhat in awe.

 

[Burnham]

As we all should be.

Kudos, Jaimie.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I know where I'm headed when the Apocalypse arrives!!!

 

[Porkbrick]

if ever there is a need for a treehouser get together venue, all are welcome!

 

[Burnham]

Killah idea!

 

[FireFighterZero]

Absolutely gorgeous. Congrats for having the guts and the strong back to take on such a cool task. I love it.

 

[SouthSoundTree]

Will this be your primary residence?

You could make a good dime on airbnb.com for a vacation rental.

 

[Porkbrick]

i think i will have the retaining wall finished next weekend! so close and i can finally move on to getting a base coat of plaster on the exterior of the bags. i had a bit of a scare a few weeks ago when i noticed beetles getting into my beams. luckily they were just getting started and i was able too nuke them with some nasty stuff. i went through and meticulously marked every hole and sprayed it with bug killer, then i hosed all the beams with a less toxic boric acid product. i cant tell you how relieving/satisfying it was to see dead beetle littered about under the beams today.
progress at the end of last weekend. almost back to my start point!
ran the top course most of the way across the back wall today.

 

[mastermind7864]

I had beetles eating on my house while it was under construction (all rough sawn lumber).......once everything is finally dried in, they will be gone.

 

[Porkbrick]

i hate those little bastards! gives me near panic attacks just thinking about them. im going to have to replace the two posts inside the entrance they've got beetles so bad. although i would have had to replace them regardless as they are not tall enough. getting everything closed in is my major goal for this summer. its going to be tight.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Death to all beetles!!!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

AMEN...

 

[Tucker943]

Especially Lennon!

 

[FireFighterZero]

Especially Lennon!

Oh, wait a second..................

 

[gf beranek]

Looks like a bunker.

 

[Burnham]

Sweet work, Jaime. Totally.

 

[Porkbrick]

...and the work continues... my little bro and his gf came down and helped out last weekend. decided it would be a good opportunity to haul some logs out of the woods. these redwood poles will replace the oak posts on either side of the door (they turned out to not be tall enough, and they have BEETLES!).
who needs mechanical advantage when you have free labor?


these trees are deceptively old! and very heavy!

springtime bark peels like a dream. i want to cut down more just so i can peel them.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Awesome... This is an epic house building!

 

[MasterBlaster]

Excellent!!!

 

[Porkbrick]

notice the windows?
this log will go above the door and windows as a decorative header
found a great use for my chipper and the bark! im going to use the fiber to fortify the plaster for the walls!