Steel or shingle?

[tinkerin]

I was wondering about the noise factor. At this point, I am planning to use blown insulation between the TNG ceiling and steel.  Hopefully that helps a bit.  Realistically, at least for a number of years I won't be there all that many days a year so the noise may not be that much of an aggravation.  Of course, we have named this place "Camp Scattered".  That's because anytime the weather forecast for the area calls for scattered showers, they really mean "tinkerin, look up, the only rain in 30 miles is right over your head".

I shall be making inquires on the standing seam style roof and see what the cost factor is around here.

If I did this right, there are two pictures on the post. One is of the current state of the ground and the other of a cabin some miles away that in fact looks very much as ours will when completed. Per DanG's request I will try to upload to the gallery as well and keep it up as we go along this fall.  <Clearly I'm not doing this right.  I studied the DanG's page on how to do this, but no joy- I'll keep working on that though >

(Any Pennsylvanians here that would be interested in the 75-100 trees that I've got to cut in the next couple of weeks?  Mostly red oak I believe.  6-9 inch diameter mostly, with a few bigger ones.  I have a couple of pictures that show those better.  I hate to turn it all to firewood if there is a nobler use for them)

Again, I surely appreciate all the input.  Thank you.

[mike_van]

6 - 9 inch red oak is like the perfect firewood size tinkerin -  On that roof, if your going to have it fastened to plywood, and blow insulation in, make sure it can vent somehow. Mine are all on 2x4 purlins, open to the inside in the barns, they are noisey when it's raining hard.  If you insulate, have air space etc, I don't think the noise will bother.

[pigman]

Your cabin is going to look just like this cabin of mine.   Just kidding, I stole your picture from your gallery. 
Sounds like you are going to have a fun project.
Bob

[tinkerin]

Hey Pigman thanks for posting that for me.  I did manage to get a couple of pics to the gallery, but they are so small one can hardly see any detail.  I'll keep pluggin' away though.

My son will be of driving age in a year.  I've been trying to tell him that at the going rate of camp firewood out there ($3.00 for approx 1 and 1/2 pieces of 9" dia x 16" L quartered) that he can rent a splitter and make enough next summer to buy a car.  I get the "what planet are you from?" look .  I was hand tending, harvesting and selling an acre of vegetables at that age to make money.  Firewood is pretty easy by comparison!

Hmmm... just talked to a fellow while posting this who said they are getting $200.00/face cord, stacked, here in the 'burbs. A face cord! Darn, that's real money!

[thecfarm]

I went and looked too,but I didn't steal a picture.    You got the hard part done.Now it should be easy to put a picture in here.We will all look forward to it.If you are having trouble,somebody will help you.

[Ed_K]

 Welcome Tinkerin, I vote metal also. I have a machine shed thats 18 yrs old with 4/12 p and the snow slids off. Screw it down tho, I used roof nails into hemlock and after a few yrs the snow and ice pulled the nails. Standing seam here is almost 2 to 1 in price.Just did the log cabin a couple yrs ago, 17 sq roof with standard metal and the cost was about $1500. I did 1x8 green hemlock w/screws, I want to see if the screws will back out after a few hot summers drying the hemlock.

[gary]

Hi Tinkerin Welcome to the forum. 

[mike_van]

One more benefit to the metal - Someday, long in the future, if it needs to be replaced, it will be worth $$$$ as scrap, as opposed to paying big bucks for a dumpster to get rid of asphalt or fiberglass shingles. 

[bitternut]

Guess they should have used a level when they built the foundation for that cabin, or its built on real soft ground.

[tinkerin]

Guess they should have used a level when they built the foundation for that cabin, or its built on real soft ground.

Or as my better half would point out- the photographer is permanently 'off balance'