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Fee Fi Fo Fum – my son in the Texas sun

GoldenWreckedAngle | Posted in Photo Gallery on February 13, 2004 06:10am

This is a picture I took of my son standing in front of our house last weekend. It has not been digitally modified.

And for those of you up North… yea, I know it sounds like another tall tale, but that really is what the weather was like too.
:-)>

Kevin Halliburton

“I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity.”  – I.M. Pei –

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  1. joeh | Feb 13, 2004 07:04pm | #1

    Cute kid.

    Looks like some Designer's been at youir window openings?

    Joe H

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      GoldenWreckedAngle | Feb 13, 2004 07:22pm | #2

      Well.... maybe, just a little. Those openings by the front door will be glass block. The proportions are a little off right now but the garage, second story deck and wrap around porch are not framed yet. The 6/12 roof drops to a 4/12 on those appendages and should balance things out pretty nicely.

      Here are a couple more shots from a little more realistic perspective.

      I'm not winning any construction speed records for sure but I'm making progress... one weekend at a time.Kevin Halliburton

      "I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity."  - I.M. Pei -

      1. MisterT | Feb 14, 2004 04:52pm | #14

        Wreck,

        Those SIPs for the valleys come with the right compound cuts on them?

        You Gonna be in by X-mas??

        Cute kid BTWMr T

        Do not try this at home!

        I am an Experienced Professional!

        Remodeling Lead Carpenter w/ 20 years exp.

        + A Construction Engineering Degree

        Located in Elmira, NY

        Incessantly Whining Liberal

        Sarcastic Smartass

        Cunning Linguist

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        Dog Lover (NOT THAT WAY YOU PREVERT!!!)

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          GoldenWreckedAngle | Feb 14, 2004 05:21pm | #17

          No, I had to re-cut every one of them. I also had to cut the dimensional lumber splines that tie them all together. Talk about compound angle cuts! Every edge on those valley splines was beveled and mitered - in fact, some of the ends had multiple intersecting bevels and miters. Some real head scratchers there...Kevin Halliburton

          "I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity."  - I.M. Pei -

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    jagwah | Feb 13, 2004 07:24pm | #3

    He's huge!

    Man I thought my son could eat me out of house and home!

    You must be proud, but a delivery like that must hurt mom to say the least.

    Man have you been offered any NFL contracts for him.

     

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    BossHog | Feb 13, 2004 08:37pm | #4

    I like them velcro shoes.

    I used to have some like that.

    I told folks I got 'em because DW was tired of tying my shoes for me every morning.

    I didn't like the play, but then I saw it under adverse conditions - the curtain was up.

  4. RicHammond | Feb 13, 2004 08:40pm | #5

    Everything is bigger in Texas!

  5. BowBear | Feb 13, 2004 09:13pm | #6

    Great looking project.

    I like the overhang as shown on the shot of the side wall. What is the overhang?

    An ex-boat builder treading water!
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      GoldenWreckedAngle | Feb 14, 2004 11:25pm | #20

      I like the overhang as shown on the shot of the side wall. What is the overhang?

      Bob,

      The house is built out of Structural Insulated Panels. I wanted a large overhang for solar control so I ran the dimensional lumber splines on the roof panels long. They will be left exposed and wrapped in either cedar or copper depending on what the budget allows. The metal roof will come all the way down to the end of rafters to get the water and sun off the walls.Kevin Halliburton

      "I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity."  - I.M. Pei -

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    JeffBuck | Feb 14, 2004 01:39am | #7

    Cute kid ...

    good thing he's crouching down ...

    if he stands up too quick ...

    those rafter tails are gonna poke him in the head!

    Jeff

    Buck Construction   Pittsburgh,PA

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      Sphere | Feb 14, 2004 01:52am | #8

      Toe boards on a 6/12..? C'mon..ya could sleep on a 6/12..<G>

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        JeffBuck | Feb 14, 2004 02:21am | #9

        It's Texas ...

        they ain't used to steep roofs!

        Or hills ...

        mountains ...

        etc ...

        most anything that's not flat kinda scares them .....

        Me ... I'd just have the shingles dropped up there and give the kid one big playschool hammer to nail them tight .... he could do it from solid ground!

        Jeff

        Buck Construction   Pittsburgh,PA

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  7. VaGentinMI | Feb 14, 2004 04:55am | #10

    Kevin,

    sure glad he looks like mamma.

  8. DougU | Feb 14, 2004 06:58am | #11

    Kevin

    Yea you took those pictures last weekend, try tomorrow morning and lets see the contrast.

    Did you get any of that white stuff, we just got some sleet, man these people do not belong on the road in these conditions.

    Nice looking kid ya got there, bet he's having a blast with this building thing. I take my son out to the garage and we just nail a couple board together and he thinks he's in heven.

    Doug

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      GoldenWreckedAngle | Feb 14, 2004 04:57pm | #15

      I had to drive to Coleman last night to rendezvous with my panel supplier and pick up the last panel I needed to button this thing up. On the way home, around 10:30, it started coming down pretty heavy. You are right about Texans having no clue about how to drive in this stuff. I spent enough time driving in Iowa and Colorado that it was no big deal but when I got home my wife said the news had been covering all the major accidents on the interstate. Funny, I didn't see a single accident on the backroads and highways I was driving on.

      I'm sporting the long johns and wool socks this morning... It's still warmer than up North though. :-)>Kevin Halliburton

      "I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity."  - I.M. Pei -

      1. DougU | Feb 14, 2004 08:36pm | #18

        Kevin

        I'm sporting the long johns and wool socks this morning... It's still warmer than up North though. :-)>

        Its not that cold, I work out in this stuff with just a sweat shirt, no T under it, the others think I'm nuts(probably right) but they don't know what cold is.

        I am one who would use toe kick's on a 6/12 pitch, call me what ya want but after falling 25 feet and breaking my back in 5 places I don't take any chances, plus I don't seem to have that squirrel gene that allows me to "stay up there", gravity prevails!

        Doug

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          GoldenWreckedAngle | Feb 14, 2004 11:05pm | #19

          Well, that was fun - while it lasted... Any snow left in your neck of the woods? It's all melted here.

          I'm home for a quick change of clothes and a bite to eat. You were right - this definitely isn't long john weather! Unless I miss my guess it's pretty close to 50 degrees here right now.Kevin Halliburton

          "I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity."  - I.M. Pei -

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          JeffBuck | Feb 15, 2004 03:25am | #22

          w/o a coupla toe boards ....

          your pop can or bottte of water roll off too easy ...

          plus ... they make great tool holders ....

          JeffBuck Construction   Pittsburgh,PA

               Artistry in Carpentry                

  9. butch | Feb 14, 2004 12:46pm | #12

    Kevin, thanks for sharing the pictures(keep em coming), why do you need that ladder

    when you got a son like that(LOL). Cute kid.

    I'm with sphere, man you don't need no stinking toe boards on no 6/12. Sheesh,

    man these archytechs,send them to school, teach them every thing I know, and they

    still don't know anything.   :(

    Serious though, your gonna have a well insulated house with those sips. The shot

    with the joist going into that outside wall w/joist hangers, is there framing behind

    that osb, or is the osb strong enough to carry that load?

    Looks like time for some tar paper on that thar roof.

    1. DanT | Feb 14, 2004 02:01pm | #13

      Cute kid, nice looking house, P-sses me off you have green anywhere in your landscape!  DanT

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      GoldenWreckedAngle | Feb 14, 2004 05:11pm | #16

      Ok, you guys are right - toe boards on a 6/12 are overkill but since I'm on the job alone quite a bit I take a lot of extra precautions. In reality, I found the toe boards were more in the way than they helped. That's why you don't see them on any of the later panels I installed. I also tie off with a harness every time I get up there. It's extremely important to me that I make it home to see that boy every night.

      Those joist hangers are overhang joist hangers. The ears fold over the top of the wall and nail into the dimensional lumber top plate on the panels. The ends of the joists are also slathered with structural adhesive and structural screws are run through the panel into the ends of the joists. The second floor decking goes over that all the way to the outside edge of the panel then the base plates for the second floor panels are nailed and lag bolted over that. Kevin Halliburton

      "I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity."  - I.M. Pei -

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    ProDek | Feb 14, 2004 11:59pm | #21

    Nice looking boy Kevin, and I'll bet he's proud as punch that his Dad built that big new house.

    "Rather be a hammer than a nail"

    Bob

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