34x30 Saltbox in Somesville, Maine
Below are photos of a 34x30 saltbox we just completed in Somesville, Maine, that show the progression of the building process.
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
Happy crew after the raising
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
28x30 frame before the additional 6 foot saltbox section is added
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
Daylight basement
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
3 bents 2 bays
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
Southeast corner
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
Difficult site retained with boulders and fill
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
Common rafters
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
Exposed timbers
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
6x8 hemlock floor joists
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
2nd floor tie beam joinery
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
2nd floor 6x8 floor joists
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
Center ridge beam
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
North wall
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
West wall
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
South wall
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
12 pitch roof or a 45 degree angle
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
Frame at dusk
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
Full moon
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
Enclosed with 2X6 spruce T&G boards before insulation is installed
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
Framing for insulated walls
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
Wood is good
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
Stepped daylight foundation
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
Protected from the snow
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
Center bent
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
Looking up from the basement
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
Center post
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
Ridge above
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
Condensed breath in the January cold
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
2x4 wall build-out
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
Blue Dow ridged Styrofoam insulation
Saltbox Timber Frame: Pre-Christmas 2009
Winter working conditions
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