Let's see your deer camp.
06-10-2008, 09:09 AM
#46
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Albany, NY
Posts: 4,679
RE: Deer Camp. Who still does it?
PA Bow/Flinter.......
How did you get the building up and on the runners? I have to do something with mine to get it up and off the ground and I'm not sure if I will build runners that are in the ground like that, or if I will instead have a truck bring a load of crushed stone in.
How did you get the building up and on the runners? I have to do something with mine to get it up and off the ground and I'm not sure if I will build runners that are in the ground like that, or if I will instead have a truck bring a load of crushed stone in.
06-10-2008, 09:38 AM
#47
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Fairbanks, AK
Posts: 3,132
RE: Deer Camp. Who still does it?
Matt,
I wish I had a better picture of it, but hopefully this one will help you to see it. The area we wanted to put the building was sloped, so instead of leveling the ground we drilled 8 holes (4 on each side) and seated 4x4s in them. We then sandwiched the 4x4s with 2x6s making one long 'beam'. These 'beams' were on each side of the cabin and then ontop of them we placed four 4x6s right ontop of each pair of poles. The cabin, which like yours (I think) is built on 4x4s (in the pic you can see the painted ends of them) and those 4x4s set ontop of the 4x6s. The decking of the side porch is screwed right ontop of the 4x6s (that's why they are long). We did add more short 2x6 runners underneath the deck to keep it from sagging that are squeezed between the 4x4s of the cabin and the long beam that everything sets on.
The beams and runners were in place before the cabin was delivered and we just had the driver set the cabin ontop of them we he brought it on the trailer. I think it would be tough for you to do this because your cabin is already in place. Your best bet would be to build a set of beams (maybe three and then you could avoid any runners) next to the cabin, and then use a tractor to slide the entire cabin ontop of them. I don't know if that would work for you or not.
I wish I had a better picture of it, but hopefully this one will help you to see it. The area we wanted to put the building was sloped, so instead of leveling the ground we drilled 8 holes (4 on each side) and seated 4x4s in them. We then sandwiched the 4x4s with 2x6s making one long 'beam'. These 'beams' were on each side of the cabin and then ontop of them we placed four 4x6s right ontop of each pair of poles. The cabin, which like yours (I think) is built on 4x4s (in the pic you can see the painted ends of them) and those 4x4s set ontop of the 4x6s. The decking of the side porch is screwed right ontop of the 4x6s (that's why they are long). We did add more short 2x6 runners underneath the deck to keep it from sagging that are squeezed between the 4x4s of the cabin and the long beam that everything sets on.
The beams and runners were in place before the cabin was delivered and we just had the driver set the cabin ontop of them we he brought it on the trailer. I think it would be tough for you to do this because your cabin is already in place. Your best bet would be to build a set of beams (maybe three and then you could avoid any runners) next to the cabin, and then use a tractor to slide the entire cabin ontop of them. I don't know if that would work for you or not.
