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Post by sd51555 on Jan 24, 2021 18:01:17 GMT -6
I've been looking at building some mats outta lumber for my swamp trail project this summer. The more I look at this stuff, the more i'm thinking of just going to get some of my ash logs and have my neighbor slab them for me. He's right across the road and has a portable mill. It'd probably take less time and less money and work as good or better than what I could stick build. Why not just lay down used chain link fence? Or is it too wet for that? You mean to hold up the excavator, or to fix the problem I'm addressing? Either one, it's too wet for that. There can be 0-12 inches of water back there in the fall due to messed up drainage further down in the system. I need to get up outta the zone where we're breaking ice, and above the zone of canary grass and slough grass, so I can get through there quietly. |
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Post by Foggy on Jan 24, 2021 18:35:35 GMT -6
I've been looking at building some mats outta lumber for my swamp trail project this summer. The more I look at this stuff, the more i'm thinking of just going to get some of my ash logs and have my neighbor slab them for me. He's right across the road and has a portable mill. It'd probably take less time and less money and work as good or better than what I could stick build. Why not just lay down used chain link fence? Or is it too wet for that? I still got a couple of rolls of 8' high chain link fence I got from Stu a couple of years ago. I was going to use it for a swamp crossing......but decided to use corduroy out of tamarack logs and some ground cloth. I dont plan to use the chain link......but want to re-offer it back to Stu before offering it to someone else. I also have a full roll of that ground cloth used under my corduroy...which I may part with. (not sure if I need more on top before the fill goes on top of the logs?). The fence would be easy.....and it would supply plenty of floatation for a wheeler. Maybe a work event weekend for a few close neighbors with real power tools? Grin. |
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Post by smsmith on Jan 24, 2021 18:44:55 GMT -6
Why not just lay down used chain link fence? Or is it too wet for that? I still got a couple of rolls of 8' high chain link fence I got from Stu a couple of years ago. I was going to use it for a swamp crossing......but decided to use corduroy out of tamarack logs and some ground cloth. I dont plan to use the chain link......but want to re-offer it back to Stu before offering it to someone else. I also have a full roll of that ground cloth used under my corduroy...which I may part with. (not sure if I need more on top before the fill goes on top of the logs?). The fence would be easy.....and it would supply plenty of floatation for a wheeler. Maybe a work event weekend for a few close neighbors with real power tools? Grin. You're good to go Tom. That chain-link came from Brooks. Cost me two cases of Budweiser. If I never see it again I'll be happy |
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Post by Foggy on Jan 24, 2021 18:48:36 GMT -6
Well we're getting more serious now been working with a builder drawing up some plans, turned into more of a patio home than a barndo, waiting on a rough estimate to see if we're really out of our minds  Mind telling who you are using for a builder? Sorry if we derailed the thread a bit. I must have missed this one. I sure like the idea of that kind of a structure. I have seen a few nice ones on my travels....but can't remember being in one for some years. I once camped on a bear hunt in a yard where a guy was building one. His was super insulated and had a heated floor with two (or more zones). One zone for the liveing quarters and one for the garage for sure. He used some water heaters as boilers to heat the slab. I had that system in my New Ulm home (heated floors) and I heated our basement....which provided much of the heat for the entire home. Also heated the garage that way and never had a wet floor....even in winter. I did have to have good thermal breaks for the concrete to conserve heat.....but we worked that out. Also had trench drains in the garage. That garage was fantastic and fairly cheap to heat. Natural gas boiler in the basement with zoned heating controls. |
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Post by biglakebass on Jan 24, 2021 18:55:17 GMT -6
Fog
I would be in on the chain link for here at home on my trail thru the swamp to the river!!!
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Post by Foggy on Jan 24, 2021 18:56:36 GMT -6
Looked at that floor plan......and I dont think you want to walk thru the laundry to get to that bedroom. Also dont want to walk thru the master BR to get to that sitting area? I suppose you got the space you need....but you need to work on that floor plan....no? I would make sure I had at least 8 foot and likely a ten foot overhead door for big pickup trucks or a tractor.....depending on what you want in that garage. If you building on a slab in the north country......I'd surely look into heating that slab....as said above.
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Post by Foggy on Jan 24, 2021 19:01:44 GMT -6
Fog I would be in on the chain link for here at home on my trail thru the swamp to the river!!! How much you need? There are a few rolls at my land. I am uncertain of the footage.....but likely 300 feet? or so. Stu or Brooks??.....do you guys know? |
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Post by smsmith on Jan 24, 2021 19:06:26 GMT -6
No idea. If Brooks told me there was 150' I'd guess there was actually 75'
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Post by biglakebass on Jan 24, 2021 19:11:40 GMT -6
75 would be damn good. Have 2 low spots left. Chainlinked one in the past and problem fixed there
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Post by Foggy on Jan 24, 2021 20:16:43 GMT -6
75 would be damn good. Have 2 low spots left. Chainlinked one in the past and problem fixed there What do you drive over that chain link with? Wheeler? Pickup? I don't have a clue what is there for footage.....but I think there is more than 75 feet. I got like 4 or 5 decent rolls. |
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Post by biglakebass on Jan 24, 2021 20:20:06 GMT -6
Atv trail
The chunk i laid a few years ago is golden now. Swamp grass and roots have grabbed it.
It used to be a muck vacuum.
2 more low spots to improve. They arent as bad but could be improved
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Post by leexrayshady on Jan 25, 2021 21:25:23 GMT -6
Well we're getting more serious now been working with a builder drawing up some plans, turned into more of a patio home than a barndo, waiting on a rough estimate to see if we're really out of our minds Mind telling who you are using for a builder? Brian Becker construction out of Bertha, again we converted to a Patio home from our initial thoughts of a Barndo, |
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Post by leexrayshady on Jan 25, 2021 21:28:12 GMT -6
Looked at that floor plan......and I dont think you want to walk thru the laundry to get to that bedroom. Also dont want to walk thru the master BR to get to that sitting area? I suppose you got the space you need....but you need to work on that floor plan....no? I would make sure I had at least 8 foot and likely a ten foot overhead door for big pickup trucks or a tractor.....depending on what you want in that garage. If you building on a slab in the north country......I'd surely look into heating that slab....as said above. Yes we will be definitely having radiant infloor heat through out |
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Post by Freeborn on Jan 25, 2021 21:59:02 GMT -6
Mind telling who you are using for a builder? Brian Becker construction out of Bertha, again we converted to a Patio home from our initial thoughts of a Barndo, So what’s the difference between a patio home and a barndo? |
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Post by mnfish on Jan 25, 2021 22:00:26 GMT -6
It fun to follow your project. We went down a lot of the same paths. Ended up with an ICF patio house. R u planning for a storm room?
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