by bmurphy@paragon-cs.com | Dec 28, 2022 | Construction, Post and Beam
This afternoon I achieved some moderate success. Months ago I bought a common wormdrive Skilsaw for a specific purpose — to use with a Prazi beam cutter. I’ve never owned a Prazi and to be honest I was a little intimidated. This special built tool...
by bmurphy@paragon-cs.com | Nov 26, 2022 | Construction, Post and Beam
We have begun work on the shed. In this case, the shed was going where an old metal shed had been previously. The metal shed had been removed before we started. On this site, we had the constraints of a pretty large tree and two fence lines. Since these fence lines...
by bmurphy@paragon-cs.com | Nov 5, 2022 | Construction, Post and Beam
The moisture of the drying lumber continues to drop. Most of the outer wood is down to acceptable ranges (12% or below) with the outliers being around 15%. The stack of drying lumber is about five feet high and six feet across. Just a small note about that .. not...
by bmurphy@paragon-cs.com | Nov 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Just a few days ago we made an offer on a small piece of land just a few miles from where we live. The offer has been accepted and if it works out then I’ll be building a small post and beam house on the property that we will either live in or rent (not decided...
by bmurphy@paragon-cs.com | Jul 30, 2022 | Construction, Post and Beam
Now that I have the wood stacked and drying (https://mytimberhome.com/2022/07/23/the-next-project-a-12×14-post-and-beam-shed/) I am beginning what seems like the eternal process – the measuring of the wood for moisture levels. For this I use a tool commonly...
by bmurphy@paragon-cs.com | Jul 23, 2022 | Construction, Post and Beam
Almost a week ago I took delivery of what seems like enough wood to build a small house. With the current tiny house craze it probably is …. but that’s a story for another day. This is rough-cut lumber from a local sawyer so it is still very green. I...
by bmurphy@paragon-cs.com | Oct 24, 2018 | sawmill
When ordering your timbers from a local sawyer, they will more than likely be fresh cut and “green” with a high moisture content. Before using these timbers in your construction, they should be air dried for a time. This will lower the moisture content of the wood and...
by bmurphy@paragon-cs.com | Oct 2, 2018 | Construction, Post and Beam
I’m a builder. There, I said it. It’s not a dirty word. Even so, it can be an expensive one at times – but it can also bring great satisfaction and happiness. Over the last seven years I have been involved in three different building projects. I will be discussing...
