BERKELEY - CHATSWORTH | ECO LOG HOME RAISING THE ROOF & DORMERS
Berkeley - Chatsworth | Eco Log Home raising the roof & dormers. We completed all the roof framing and dormers. We also installed all the roof buildups and roof insulation for the home.
2”x6” dormer walls set and ceiling joists placed on 16” centers.
Laying out for the collar ties that will be installed.
Because of the time of year the openings were tarped every night to keep the snow out of the home.
JCB getting pieces laid out and cut for the guys as they get the dormers framed up.
First half of the roof completed and ready for the future steel roofing.
Walls set on the second half of the roof for the last 2 dormers going on.
We are a family business and everyone pitches in. Alisha came in to help make sure our site stayed safe and clean for us.
The hemlock ceiling boards where all left long until the end on the gables. This allowed us to snap a perfectly straight chalk line to cut them too. We were able to manipulate the 4” x 10” trusses then to follow our perfect line keeping the ends very straight and clean looking.
The roof was made up of multiple layers. First the 1” x 6” hemlock ceiling boards went down. Then a synthetic roofing membrane was installed with ice and water shield in the valleys. Next we installed two layers of Styrorail insulation. A base layer of 3” SR.P200 Graphite which can’t stay exposed to any sunlight and then a second layer of 3.5” SR.Radiant+ which has a vapour barrier reflective membrane laminated to it. All layers have offset joints which where taped with Tuck Tape sheathing tape. We then cover the valleys & dormers with an additional layer of GRACE Ice and Water Shield HT. Finally all this is covered with a layer of 2x4 sheathing installed @ 16” o.c. for the new steel roofing.
Over the balconies at the gable ends and the porches we used a 2x8 rafter build up to match the 6-1/2” of insulation and then installed the 2x4 sheathing over top of them @ 16”o.c.
Completed jack rafters forming the valleys of the home with collar ties installed to prevent any uplift or separation from the roof peak.
We pulled some large tarps over the home at the completion of our work to leave the home ready for the new steel roof install.
TOWNSEND LAKE WEST GREY ONTARIO COVERED PORCH BUILD | JCB AND SONS
We built this new covered porch on this cottage to allow access from the front of the cottage to the back deck overlooking Townsend Lake. The foundation piers were created using BF20 Bigfoots with 10" quick-tubes installed 4'-0" below grade to ensure adequate frost protection.
The piers were filled with cement and 2 pieces of 15mm rebar to make strong supports as well as carport saddles were installed to anchor the new structure to the base.
Deck building is a form of trim carpentry so all corners are mitered even on the framing.
Galvanized joist hanger brackets were used with galvanized joist hanger nails to get flush beams keeping the framing off of the ground even at the lowest end.
Deck flashing was used on the top of all the framing to ensure the top of the framing will not rot.
Kreg Jigs hidden deck fastner system was used to hide all of the screws used to fasten the decking.
All of the roof framing stayed exposed so the rafters and strapping were all rounded over and a coat of Sikkens Stain was used to weather proof it prior to installing.
Steel roofing was used on the 2 ends and polycarbonate x-ligh was used to keep the porch roof nice and bright. Strapping was ran on 12" centres to give lots of support to the x-light.
The wooden structural beam was clad in pine barn board and finished with a coat of Sikkens Cedar Stain.
We installed new vented soffit on the ends to tie neatly into the home and clad all the fascia boards in aluminum fascia we custom bent on site.
We installed 2"x4" rails with a 2"x6" handrail which received a nice big round over to create the railings for the porch. The homeowner has plans for his own spindles and is looking after that himself.
