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   George_W._Carpenter | Feb 06, 2002 09:16pm | #1

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   This past fall. 100+ year old timbers... add bugs.

   We fixed with more 6x8s... some mortise chisles, a smear of wax, a drill and Dave's Mitre/Tenon saw.

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   George_W._Carpenter | Feb 06, 2002 09:22pm | #2

   *Dave and his Mitre/Tenon saw.(the image gagged the server in post #2.)Dave? I meant the size of the image... Dave - put Down the Chainsaw... DAVE!!!

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   George_W._Carpenter | Feb 06, 2002 09:30pm | #3

   *200 year old WHITE BIRCH sheating boards. Measure 9 to 20 inches wide x 19'-6" long. Yah. Right. With the paper bark still on some of the boards. Best we could do to replace them was with 5/4 x 12" x 16 foot local pine/hemlock.Most places however, we nailed to the purlins and used either 8 or 14 foot lengths cut to fit.

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   George_W._Carpenter | Feb 06, 2002 09:35pm | #4

   *The section of house pictured is the "new" part... built about 200 years ago. The section to the rightdates from 1774.Here, Doug's either praying that I stop taking photos and do some work, or getting ready to move up with more Cedar "A"s. Actually, it could have been both.

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   George_W._Carpenter | Feb 06, 2002 09:39pm | #5

   *In this photo, we await the Caps.Construction is Timberframe Bents, with purlins... oddly spaced purlins.We stayed traditional on the framing repairs, and sheathing, but used Cedar Breather over 30 pound feltand/or Bituthane. Stainless ring-shank fastened.The entire job was just under 40 square.This being the first section completed.

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   George_W._Carpenter | Feb 06, 2002 09:53pm | #6

   *Down the street... and around the corner..."My bathroom ceiling's come in... the roof is only15 years old, but we've been getting leaks, especially in the winter."Can you see what the problem was?Yah, that's the Valley draining the upper section...and under the shingles?15 pound felt (too light/too short)Grace Bituthane "Water Shield"... yep... too short.Spiffy.

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   George_W._Carpenter | Feb 06, 2002 10:05pm | #7

   *Here on the same house (ca. 1820), Nate and Doug prepare to remove what remains of the old ridge beam.This too was timberframed, the Ridge being supportedby a small chimney with a corbelled ledge.The Chimney was removed in a 1984 re-mod, and the ridge "fixed" with three scraps of 1x4 beadboard.It didn't hold.

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   Mike_Smith | Feb 06, 2002 10:08pm | #8

   *that's y u get the big bucks, son........ i really liked the roof sheathing..

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   George_W._Carpenter | Feb 06, 2002 10:13pm | #9

   *At least the view to/from work was pleasant.

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   George_W._Carpenter | Feb 06, 2002 10:16pm | #10

   *Mike, you should have spoke up sooner... I'd have made you a sa-weet deal on say 20 yards of sheathing. Delivery at a slightly higher cost.

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   Bucksnort_Billy | Feb 07, 2002 12:39am | #11

   *Now, that's old...

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   George_W._Carpenter | Feb 07, 2002 05:07am | #12

   *do wah diddy, there BB.Howz it hangin?

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   Bucksnort_Billy | Feb 07, 2002 06:53am | #13

   *Hmmmmm,the cruel results of gravity...Good to see you have time to lollygag around shooting the local flora, beautiful part of the world ya got there...