cottage building progress thread

[pizalm]

Would it not have been more efficient to helicopter everything over? You're a tiny pull from the landing, the only issue would be getting the mini there. But you would have maintained your start date easily.

[barkerlakebob]

Great pics and pretty good progress. Thanks for sharing.........please keep them coming.

[kikdurazz]

Originally Posted by pizalm

Would it not have been more efficient to helicopter everything over? You're a tiny pull from the landing, the only issue would be getting the mini there. But you would have maintained your start date easily.

Not really. The mini is needed to start all the foundation work. They will be excavating down to bedrock so there is a lot of material to move. So once the foundation is set then we can get the material for the building and concrete over.

[Falconatv]

The pictures of the barge do not do it justice.
You could put 4 mini ex's on it that thing is huge!
I did some work on it while it was at Black Bear.
For the cost of it you could have bought a helicopter, LOL!

[pizalm]

Originally Posted by kikdurazz

Not really. The mini is needed to start all the foundation work. They will be excavating down to bedrock so there is a lot of material to move. So once the foundation is set then we can get the material for the building and concrete over.

Are you pouring piles to bed rock then a continuous footing with pony walls or are you saying the whole perimeter will be excavated to bed rock?

The helicopter's efficiency is that it takes material directly off the truck to exactly where you want it on site. Just unhook it and a couple minutes later another lift shows up. Concrete is the same thing, a truck dumps it in the hopper at the landing and it zips over and you place it right into the forms with no wheelbarrows or 5 gallon pails. At the end of the day though some sites it will work better and others it won't.

Hopefully you have it for next summer, it will be worth it.

[freelance]

who did you hire to do the foundation work, test digs, etc.

I have a foundation issue at my place in Northern Ontario that needs to be looked at.

[kikdurazz]

Originally Posted by pizalm

Are you pouring piles to bed rock then a continuous footing with pony walls or are you saying the whole perimeter will be excavated to bed rock?

The helicopter's efficiency is that it takes material directly off the truck to exactly where you want it on site. Just unhook it and a couple minutes later another lift shows up. Concrete is the same thing, a truck dumps it in the hopper at the landing and it zips over and you place it right into the forms with no wheelbarrows or 5 gallon pails. At the end of the day though some sites it will work better and others it won't.

Hopefully you have it for next summer, it will be worth it.

The last conversation i had with him, I believe they were going to excavate down to bedrock to pin the piles to it. At 8-9 feet at the front it is a lot of material to move.

It won't be bad with the barge. they will be able to load an unload piles directly from the barge to property and not have to unstrap anything using the machinery.

Originally Posted by freelance

who did you hire to do the foundation work, test digs, etc.

I have a foundation issue at my place in Northern Ontario that needs to be looked at.

The foundation is being done by the contracting firms employees from M&L general contracting. I don't believe they do smaller jobs only larger projects. ie new construction or reno's. Their projects range from 100G-10mil.

[kikdurazz]

This where the loader sunk not a good day delivering concrete.







Pile locations surveyed and set.





after the first october storm

Garage took a ride, ripped out of the ground flew about 100 feet back then a tree fell on it.







Back up, no pieces lost, it's semi straight.

Concrete has arrived





Building materials have arrived
roof trusses arrived

[kikdurazz]

Pile installation

Some landscaping (and when I say some I mean alot) will be required in spring







As of last friday(nov 9) piles were completed framing is to start this week sometime.

Little update:

As of today all back blading has been completed so framing should start later this week or early next week.

[Outlaw]

How did they get the loader out of the muck?Must have been quite the job.
Great build/pics.

[jacal]

progress will feel allot quicker now!

J

[kikdurazz]

Originally Posted by Outlaw

How did they get the loader out of the muck?Must have been quite the job.
Great build/pics.

used a come a long plus the mini, logs and boards with a lot of swearing. out it came.

[7mm-08]

That's quite the work in progress,It is very interesting to see the pictures of the work being done.Thanks for sharing and looking forward to more pics.

[kikdurazz]

Friday Nov 30th Floor framing 1/2 complete just after 8pm



saturday Dec 1st floor and joist on way to completion

Ran out of materials so time to start hauling by quad across the lake.

ice 4-6 inches in the main bay and 6-8inches in the smaller







almost finished sheeting floor, ran out of material.

[barkerlakebob]

Great pics......good progress........thanks for the update.......its very interesting indeed !!

[kikdurazz]

Sunday Dec 2nd walss starting to take shape.









Sunday night around 9:30pm walls to main part completed.

[kikdurazz]

Monday Dec 3rd it rained all day. No work done that day.



Tuesday Dec 4th work resumed and trusses started making there way up.



Almost all trusses in place and ready for sheeting










Dec 4th and 5th Trusses and sheeting completed.

[freelance]

Working hard.......labour of love !!

[Winnipeg_Redneck]

Are you doing the framing portion of the job? Lookin good! There's nothing like framing lakeside, even in the winter!


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[kikdurazz]

View from living room

View from master bedroom

View from off the Deck


Friday December 7th trucks and cars hit the lake.(Trucks actually ran the lake on Nov 29)

Hauling the deck material and shingles

Deck Started on Saturday Dec 8th

Deck framing completed late Saturday night



Back mudroom started on Saturday(had to wait for a concrete saw to cut down one pile) Mudroom completed on Sunday Dec 9th.


Framing of interior started on Sunday Dec 9th. Heading down Thursday this week to drop of tub surround and wood stove.