Re: [papercreters] Re: Securing two 12' corners is necessary

They were ponderosa pine. One of hundreds that were cut down for clean up after a forest fire we had close by.  
We applied tar then the white. That is elastomeric ( rubber roof covering )

 

Doris

 

On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 6:58 PM, countryatheartok <criswells.ok@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

 

TYPEOOOOOOOOOOOO......What KIND of tree were those logs?

Bob the sleepy builder

--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "countryatheartok"

<criswells.ok@...> wrote:
>
>
> What king of tree were those logs? If their cedar you've got no
worries.
> What kind of treatment did you apply to them for termite protection?
>
> Bob the builder
> --- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "doris" dorisburton03@ wrote:
> >
> > I just posted a picture of the east wall we worked on today.
> > (It's in Ron & Doris album ) You will see that we hung some wire
from
> the box beam to hang down then we will encase it in the middle of the
> forms with PC Ron will be on one side and I will be on the other. It
is
> also secured to the logs.
> > We installed two windows and attached heavy fencing wire across the
> beams on the windows then it was attached around the columns plus the
> logs then tightened .
> > The logs were treated for termites, that the white stuff you see on
> them. We got several logs on a fire wood permit five years ago and
just
> new we would use them someday on a building project : )
> >
> > I'm tired tonight! So is Ron he decided to drill throuh his thumb
nail
> this morning, that wasn't too much fun but didn't slow him down for
> long.
> > Doris
> > PS: I put the logs in after looking at the box beams resting on the
> edge of the concrete columns and worried a little about shear on that
> sharp concrete edge. Ron
> >
>

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