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Dormer up above living room in our house that we are building

Project by woodchic posted 168 days ago 1076 views 2 times favorited 32 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This is a photo of the dormer from inside our house that we are building. The home is 32×56 story and a half. Floored it is around 2600 sq. feet. living room is underneath this dormer and it is around 18ft x 17 ft. I will try and post more pics of it today. In the last picture, the flooriing is a mixture of ash,hickory,maple,beech,redoak,and whiteoak. It made a really nice looking floor.

-- Robin Renee'


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rosewood

214 posts in 236 days


posted 168 days ago

Wow,,, please post more photos !
You have a wonderful house Robin.

Cheers,

Rosewood.

-- http://picasaweb.google.com/deniirawan66

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robbinscabin

146 posts in 383 days


posted 168 days ago

More pictures, please! I can’t tell is it post and beam construction or square milled logs? Either way, it’s stunning!

-- Robbinscabin

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Dick, & Barb Cain

7037 posts in 1194 days


posted 168 days ago

Double WOW!

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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Popeye Jr.

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posted 168 days ago

MAGNIFICENT WORK, WOW, LOOKS GREAT

-- People who say it cannot be done should not interup those who are doing it

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woodchic

273 posts in 253 days


posted 168 days ago

Hey everyone….........this is all rough saw milled lumber…..except for the 2×6 tongue and groove that is on the ceiling…...we bought that and our hardwood flooring. When we were putting the roof on we had to roll the beams on metal pipe because they were way to heavy for us to lift. I would winch them up to my husband and he would nail them in place. When we were ready to put the tongue and groove on I sawed them and handed them to him and he nailed them down.

-- Robin Renee'

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socalwood

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posted 168 days ago

warm and beautiful ! Boy , look at that roof pitch -

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kerflesss

132 posts in 263 days


posted 168 days ago

What a castle Robin. Very nice… AttaGirl surely deserved…:)

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Moai

721 posts in 288 days


posted 168 days ago

My “dream” house!
I was with my son a few days ago visiting a local museum and they had a similar treatment for interior surfaces…I love it! Beautiful work Woodchic -as always-!
This is a pic about that museum, “THe Coyote Point”
Cheers!

-- Francisco Luna, San Francisco Bay Area.

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Moai

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posted 168 days ago

Did I say I hate sheetrock?

-- Francisco Luna, San Francisco Bay Area.

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Stilts

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posted 168 days ago

Ummmm, I am a G.C. and have built many multi-million dollar homes (I’m not trying to come off as bragging, I’m just saying it takes a lot for a home to really impress me anymore)....and all I can say is WOW! It Looks Great! I have never built a log cabin before but there is no doubt you are doing a wonderful job on this one. I’m with the others who have requested more pictures.

-- Chad from Chicago's North Shore

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SnowyRiver

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posted 168 days ago

Beautiful Robin…what a gorgeous home. You’re doing a great job !

-- Wayne - Plymouth MN

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cabinetmaster

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posted 168 days ago

WOW< WOW<wow>..............................................Beautiful job Robin. Definitely worth more pictures.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

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Kent Shepherd

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posted 168 days ago

Fantastic I absolutely love it (You’re giving me ideas)

Great job!!!!!!!!!

-- Kent Shepherd * The goal is-----More Tools!

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Lee A. Jesberger

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posted 168 days ago

Wow, fantastic looking place!

Very nice work.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

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Les Hastings

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posted 168 days ago

Awesome looking house, bet you can’t wait to get it done!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

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lew

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posted 168 days ago

Stunning!! Absolutely Gorgeous, Thank you for the tour!

Lew

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CedarFreakCarl

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posted 168 days ago

Very, very nice! I’m truly jealous….....keep up the good work!

-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC

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Bureaucrat

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posted 168 days ago

What a great space. Elegant.

-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!

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woodworm

8243 posts in 486 days


posted 168 days ago

Really beautiful.
Now I know where to find lumber supply when I’m short of them.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

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bamasawduster

276 posts in 489 days


posted 168 days ago

Robin, Awesome house. I love open floor plans anyway, but you guys have an incredible place there. How do you ever find time to do regular wood working?

-- Gary, Huntsville. May you live as long as you want and not want as long as you live.

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ratchet

301 posts in 682 days


posted 168 days ago

Robin; This project totally floored me! There is no way anything like this could be done without LOVE. Thank you for sharing your story and images with us. You have made me feel a part of it, if for only a moment.
“Avec amour toute la chose sont possible”.

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FrankLad

189 posts in 204 days


posted 168 days ago

It’s fantastic and looks very inviting! You just can’t beat the warmth of wood.

-- Frank, Mississippi, http://www.stoutwoodworks.com

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Kindlingmaker

1471 posts in 421 days


posted 168 days ago

You two have done a wondrous job! Your home is beautiful!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

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BIGSKY

18 posts in 306 days


posted 168 days ago

beautiful home! what kind of wood is the floor?

-- BIGSKY

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woodchic

273 posts in 253 days


posted 168 days ago

Thanks everyone for the nice comments….....I appreciate it, we have worked very hard and I believe it shows.

BIGSKY…....the flooring is made up of hickory,ash,and maple, we bought it unfinished at Whites Lumber out of Moorehead Ky. It turned out pretty nice. Now we just have to finish the other side of the room.

-- Robin Renee'

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bookworm

24 posts in 216 days


posted 167 days ago

Absolutely fantastic! I hope to do something similar in the not too distant future. Best of luck on finishing it, and post more pics soon.

-- "I asked my wife if I look dorky in the video below where I'm planing that long piece of wood. Her reply: "It's all dorky."" - Mitch Roberson from his blog Furnitude

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Grumpy

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posted 167 days ago

I am impressed woodchic. Very nice indeed. There is nothing like timber in the home to give it a lift.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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Woodfix

75 posts in 195 days


posted 167 days ago

Very nice. The detail work is inspiring. Sorry to show my ignorance, but what exactly is a ‘dormer’. This is not a term that I am familiar with, we probably call it something else here in Oz.

-- Life is about solving problems and trying not to be the cause of those problems in the first place

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woodchic

273 posts in 253 days


posted 166 days ago

Hi bookworm….......thanks and good luck with building your new home. I will be adding more pic’s shortly.

-- Robin Renee'

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woodchic

273 posts in 253 days


posted 166 days ago

Thanks Grumpy

Woodfix…..........we used the dormers for more lighting. The one over the living room has no floor. The other two in the house is floored underneath them. We used the doghouse type, I will post a picture of the front of the house shortly so you can see what it looks like from the front. We also have a dormer on the back….....it is the upstairs bathroom…...it is a shed dormer

-- Robin Renee'

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builtinabarn

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posted 161 days ago

Beautiful. some people think all the wood on wood interiors are to busy looking, I say no way. you all are doing a beautiful job

-- Built in a Barn Bob

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ratchet

301 posts in 682 days


posted 116 days ago

Bump…we need more pics if possible.

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