I have recently completed construction of a Timber Frame House loosely based on the plans for "The Lumber Barons House" by Garden Texture. The pictures of the construction can be found here. A neighbor stopped by and said she wanted a real house like it. Had to tell her I didn't do "real houses" My current project is based on Garden Texture plans for their 20th street buildings. I am doing three, but building them as a signle unit You'll find some pictures of this project following the House. Jack
Very nice, Is that all cedar? and do you seal it with anything? I'm just getting into large scale outside and I'm blow away with the prices of manufactured kits. I have a feeling I'll be creating many of my own but I want them to last as long as possible.
Jack:
From the name of this picture "1 Securing System".
Q?: Are these "pins" plastic or wood? how many do you use per building? I'm interested in this practice. Please provide a bit of description. Getting a bit tierd of setting my buildings on buried bricks only to have them catch on the dogs tail and be drug across the yard.
Tom Trigg
Yes, the entire house is made from cedar. The plans call for a mixture of cedar and red wood, but red wood is all but impossible to find in this area. Everything is sealed with three coats of polly urithane(?), and than two coats of matte finish clear lacqure to take the shine away. Other buildings have been painted and clear coated.
My securing system is really meant to keep the building erect in our ocassional heavy winds. Quite simple, a two blocks glued and screwed to opposite corners of the underside of the building with an 3/8 inch hole drilled through the center. I than glue a piece of plastic tubing into the hole. I found the plastic toilet water feed line at the local hardware store. After placing about two inches of stone dust where the building is to rest, I mark the location of the need holes by lightly sitting the building in place, than with a piece of rebar make the required holes. I fill these with portland cement (which I also mix with the stone dust to keep it from washing out in rains), and set the building in place. To date not a building has been disturbed by the wind or any stray animals running through the garden. If need for maintance, the building can be easily lifted out and than replaced. Length of tubing is normally 4 or 5 inches depending on height of building.
Thanks Jack! Sounds like a very effective achoning system.
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