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Complete Exterior Sheathing

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Framers Got Kicked Out; Trying to Finish The Cabin (ep.5)

What happens here

With the framing mostly complete, the crew focuses on finishing the exterior sheathing using OSB panels. This involves carefully cutting and attaching the large panels to the steeply angled A-frame walls and the dormer structures. The process requires precision due to the angles and the need for a seamless, weather-resistant envelope. Despite the challenges of working on sloped surfaces, the sheathing is methodically installed, enclosing the structure and preparing it for future weatherproofing and exterior finishes.

Goal: The exterior of the A-frame cabin is fully sheathed with OSB panels, including the steep sloped walls and dormers, ensuring the structure is enclosed and ready for the next phase.

Tools and materials

  • Circular Saw
  • Ladders and Scaffolding
  • Nail Gun
  • OSB Sheathing Panels
  • Safety Harness

What they say

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first couple lines are coming up here it's going to be interesting what happens at the rest of like anything past 8 ft it's very steep it's hard to get the materials up there we have a couple ideas one idea I suggested is we use two 2x4s with a v-n both people slide it up but then what happens when get to the very tippy top then we're contemplating possibly throwing a rope over hooking it at Each corner and hoisting it up that still might be a possibility but he's convinced that possibly he's going to put a harness on attach himself and then carry the sheet of plywood up a certain stairs that we could make along side here uh that seems incredibly dangerous but we're going to see what solution is best for the situation I'm actually very curious to learn myself all right folks we are uh week over uh as planned on schedule so we're looking at week three right now they got the upstairs here um bedroom one Loft area with a pull out couch here staircase with railing bathroom upstairs bathroom right here uh unfortunately you lose quite a bit of space like I said with this A-frame but that just kind of comes with this territory the plan was to have these guys be done today but uh obviously we're not there yet very complicated build boy oh boy very complicated we're pushing the plumbers out the roofer showing up today to measure it and hopefully we can get our supplies in for next week but man this is more complicated than I thought this would be [Music] oh

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