tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433191378230739758.post795322655123569115..comments2023-11-05T09:28:37.370-09:00Comments on Off-Grid in Alaska: Porch Construction... PICS!!!Plickety Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02252583762292412093noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433191378230739758.post-36027020555003541932012-10-02T14:53:43.832-08:002012-10-02T14:53:43.832-08:00Hi Ann - yes, our cabin is two story... well, tech...Hi Ann - yes, our cabin is two story... well, technically, it's a 1 story with a loft since the gambrel roof forms the upstairs "walls". Getting more usable floor space upstairs was the main reason we decided to use a gambrel style roof rather than a typical gable. The only additional walls we needed for the upstairs were the endwalls, and they're minimal framing which didn't add to the price of the house much at all. <br /><br />Additionally, going with a gambrel allowed us to use standard 8' lumber for the rafters rather than needing to purchase and transport longer pieces... that saved us quite a bit of money as well.Plickety Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02252583762292412093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433191378230739758.post-71803308838633706712012-10-02T14:36:33.563-08:002012-10-02T14:36:33.563-08:00Hi Marybeth - we covered all the roof planes with ...Hi Marybeth - we covered all the roof planes with felt/tar paper and then shingles. And then used galvanized aluminum flashing in the valley where the porch & cabin meet and the pitch break where the gambrel rafters change angle.<br /><br />We decided to use flashing because our lower gambrel rafters are steep (75 degrees) and the pitch changes are fairly drastic... the porch is 15 degrees and the upper gambrel rafters are 30 degrees.<br /><br />If the lower gambrel rafters weren't so steep, we could have just laid continuous rows of shingles and let them bend over the angle changes without adding flashing. That's the common way to shingle gambrels with lower slopes or less drastic pitch changes... a good example of that can be found at http://www.ehow.com/how_7845551_shingle-gambrel-roof-barn.htmlPlickety Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02252583762292412093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433191378230739758.post-18475524064866262752012-10-02T14:20:02.501-08:002012-10-02T14:20:02.501-08:00Looking good! What did you cover the angels on the...Looking good! What did you cover the angels on the roof at the second floor? Shingles? Marybethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14172935707623485920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433191378230739758.post-386295579333709852012-09-30T02:51:20.602-08:002012-09-30T02:51:20.602-08:00So you got a two story cabin?We have seen some lik...So you got a two story cabin?We have seen some like that here.I really liked it but they were 25,000 and that was just the shell.Yours looks great and you and yours have been working hard.All I can say for the trees,firewood!At least you'd stay warm this winter.Misty Pines Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987279242206006833noreply@blogger.com