It's great to see some old-time craftsmanship going on! If it's not too late, I'd like to suggest that when you mortar the gap at the top of the wall, you do like our European brothers and make a lime mortar out of lime and sand. It makes a softer mortar which will allow the timber and the masonry to dry out after they get wet. A lot of their structures were mistakenly covered in the 1960s with cement, causing a lot of timber frames to rot. Wood and cement do not mix well.
You are absolutely correct, we use a lime/cement mortar mix. Our winters are pretty harsh where we are located so we need the mixture to give it some durability, just waiting on a warm up in weather to finally get it mortared. Thanks for watching!
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@peterhodges6684. Thanks! Yeah precutting and assembling everything on the ground first definitely saved us a lot of time. The straps worked out awesome! It was cool to watch the king post lift off the scaffolding when we ratcheted the rafters together
Yall are killing it, beautiful work. The ash yall used looks pretty clear, would of expected to see some boring holes from the ash borer but looks like you found some choice stuff. Personally, i would of probably laid some tar paper or joist tape between the concrete & post contact but hopefully that far up, moisture in the concrete will be minimal.
Yes we were able to find some ash with minimal bore damage but most of it is in the sap wood which is pretty much milled off. We did use a marine sealer on the wood that is touching concrete and we also have a large overhang on the roof that should keep most of the elements off the top ledge but good call, we will definitely look into tar paper in the future or ice and water. Thanks for watching!
I kept thinking, as I watched, how much easier it would have been if the skeletal top structure could have been ground assembled and then craned into place. But obviously, not as much fun, eh? Very nice workmanship !
@thechadwick22 thanks! We’ve been working on this project mostly weekends/nights and with a nice stretch of weather (above 30 degrees and not raining or snowing) we had to hit it hard some nights. It helped having all the metal panels pre-cut and labeled so we were able to get the large panels on one night and do all the trim and finish work the next days.
You guys are absolute studs! Makes me excited for you from my desk lol. Stay safe and keep doing exactly what you're doing. One of my favorite projects period!
Yes some do have some big splits but all lumber was oversized for this project and we stabilized the splits with dowels and ledgers! Good eye and thanks for watching!
I have disassembled roughly 8 barns that were classic timber frames utilizing the mortise and tenon. Without exception, in revealing a tenon without a wedge that was subject to tension forces, roughly 50% of these had failed internally due to shear failure parallel to the tenon the width of the pin. This failure is hidden in the mortise and becomes evidenced by partial tenon withdrawal. It appears your tension ring holding the roof rafters from spreading utilizes nothing but mortise and tenon joints to keep it together. Then again, maybe you are planning a compression ring around the circumference?
Hi @georgegordonbrown9522 yeah the top floor should be plenty sturdy. For the joists we used 2x8’s spaced 16 inches on center with both sides anchored to the stone/mortar using steel hangers. There were a bunch of large granite stones used to build this silo which we screwed most of the anchors through so it shouldn't be going anywhere.
@thomasschafer7268 thanks! We’re not quite sure what you mean by “claws” but if you’re referring to the overhang of the rafters we wanted the roof to come out past the stone silo cap so water and snow wouldn’t collect on the cap right in front of where the windows will be.
Haven’t fallen yet thankfully, we are typically very careful but occasionally we are forgetful on safety precautions but we always working on getting better! Thanks for watching!
I would have gone at least a foot more on roof height, the main beams are right in the line of sight making you want to crouch to get a better view. Fantastic project.
Yes sir, there are about 200 tapcons holding up each floor and they are only experiencing shear forces due to the tight placement of the joists, these floors aren’t going anywhere!
You guys get an A+ in the “having a pair” column but take fall protection seriously. All this talent doesn’t mean anything when it’s locked in the head of a quadriplegic.
Glad you found us as well! We are planning on making a bar at the bottom, a sports/movie watching hangout on the second floor and a lounge seating area at the top. Thanks for watching!
@@holgermessner851 I do believe that "uropeens" never have had to deal with wood that dries improperly over time. Seriously, do you not know anything about timber framing? Or is it just that european everything is always better than anyone else in the world? Don't go away mad... just go away! Your superiority complex is so old!
We are all brothers that like to joke around with each other! its how we show our love especially when you grow up in a large family! Humor is what gets us through these long work days, Thanks for watching!
Big fucking deal. Look back at what was accomplished by hand, no lifts. No ratchet straps ,no power.tools. . Nothing to it. Been a Carpenter right here 50 yrs. Not about the roof...its about utube
Reread what you wrote. Then go throw out all your Milwaukee, Dewalt, and other power tools. You are now limited to a hammer, gouge, and a brace and bit.
@mcass3663 yeah it was a little sketchy up there but not as dangerous as it looks. We took extra safety precautions making sure the scaffold was sturdy and to not rush anything. With the main beam being centered above the silo there was about 10 feet all around the beam so quite a bit of room on the top floor to land if something were to happen. Thanks for the concern and watching us put this all together!
