Not building a boat, but the new camp is taking shape, getting closer, final pics of the season!

What kind of pea-shooter nail gun is that? Looks like a lot more fun than the standard type
Great work, looks like it will be a great place to "live" when you want to get away and go hunting and fishing.
 
That's a great looking camp Troy. Have fished the area a few times-Kennebago, upper and lower dam. You can't beat it! Best of luck and hope you get a moose tag!
 
Thanks Rich, Greg and Anthony. Greg, not sure another moose tag is my future. My one and only came in 2013 and that one took 32 years to get....but I did shoot a nice bull.
 
Good morning, Troy~


Congratulations - great new camp!


I think that Kentucky Long Rifle - I mean screw gun - was invented by a guy with artificial knees....


And - as a friend and I were thinking over lunch recently - there's NOTHING like building something!



All the best,


SJS
 
Troy

That look like an ambitious undertaking. Congratulations on the beautiful site and progress. I look forward to more reports.

Eric
 
Thanks Eric. The ambitious part of is this project is to be weather tight by Labor Day.... Second floor floor joists and rafters this weekend.
 
So the this weekend's trip back up to Rangeley had an unexpected twist...dropped the driveshaft out my truck with trailer in tow.

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Fortunately my cousin's truck was up for the task, gassing up and ready to roll again.

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The weekend project was to get as much done to the roof as possible, first was to get the 2x6 tongue and grove on.

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My father and cousin, Mike

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Then to trim the ends.


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Next was the insulated plywood.


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Then, the ice and water shield.


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It was a good weekend despite the vehicle issues at the beginning. Metal roofing will be the next goal, then finish the siding and windows and doors.
 
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Troy~


Fun watching this build!


(our camp needs a new septic system - I won't be posting about that project....)


I am intrigued by those insulated roof panels.


Question 1 - What's the r-value?


Question 2 - How is each panel fastened to the structure? (long screws into rafters? plus an adhesive? or just plain old gravity???)


All the best,


SJS

 
Hi Steve,

Glad you've enjoyed, it's been a busy summer. The R-value is 9 on the foam plywood. The product I'm using comes as one sheet, although you could make your with foam, plywood and adhesive. The corners and middle are screwed with 3-1/2 deck screws and after we had all of them on I nailed every 16" or so with the nail gun, shooting 12 penny nails.

Good luck with your camp project, no envy here though.

Have a great season, I'll post more as it happens.

Troy
 
The roof has taken longer than I had anticipated, especially going at it only one day a week but it has finally taken shape.


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I'm sure there was an easier way to go about the task we undertook with this type of roofing material but we did all the roofing from a ladder roof bracket. Towards the end when we had to work on the roofing we had just laid, we wrapped the side rails of the ladder with rope to keep it from scratching the finished roof.




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A view of two ridge lines, one I hope climb much more frequently, the other I hope I won't have to climb for some time to come.



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Things always take longer than I think too. That camp looks great. Really enjoying the photos.
 
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