Thatch House Build: Primitive Moss Insulation Bushcraft Saxon House (PART 11)
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Date: 2019-09-16
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Chris P
For logs (or sticks, the most important thing is to keep them off the ground. If you've got them off the ground, it's generally better to leave them open so they have a chance to dry off. You'll never be able to keep all the moisture out, and tarps will hold the moisture in and could cause them to rot a bit faster. The most important thing is airflow. You could put an open structure over them (basically just a roof with no walls) but it it's overkill for your application. If you want to avoid checking, you could paint the ends with something like anchorseal or even extra latex paint right after they're cut, but that is also a total waste for what you're doing. My dad has a small bandsaw mill (19 inches between guides, and we've stored decent sized logs out in the open with their ends sealed for a solid year+ with no obvious problems. I also hew small ones by hand for special projects, and haven't had any problems yet. You just want that airflow to let them dry off naturally.
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For logs (or sticks, the most important thing is to keep them off the ground. If you've got them off the ground, it's generally better to leave them open so they have a chance to dry off. You'll never be able to keep all the moisture out, and tarps will hold the moisture in and could cause them to rot a bit faster. The most important thing is airflow. You could put an open structure over them (basically just a roof with no walls) but it it's overkill for your application. If you want to avoid checking, you could paint the ends with something like anchorseal or even extra latex paint right after they're cut, but that is also a total waste for what you're doing. My dad has a small bandsaw mill (19 inches between guides, and we've stored decent sized logs out in the open with their ends sealed for a solid year+ with no obvious problems. I also hew small ones by hand for special projects, and haven't had any problems yet. You just want that airflow to let them dry off naturally.
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Bradley Sjolander
Mike and Pop, (T)Awesome as always. I demand more Dustin (especially, and Jax, and Amber. Your projects are fun and informative to watch. I appreciate the fact that you admit that you're not an expert, but apply research and practical knowledge to accomplish your builds. I submit that everyone historically most likely did the same to survive. Amazing content. You just hit one million; what are your goals to reach two million? It's never too early to start planning.
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Mike and Pop, (T)Awesome as always. I demand more Dustin (especially, and Jax, and Amber. Your projects are fun and informative to watch. I appreciate the fact that you admit that you're not an expert, but apply research and practical knowledge to accomplish your builds. I submit that everyone historically most likely did the same to survive. Amazing content. You just hit one million; what are your goals to reach two million? It's never too early to start planning.
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bdctrans70
Great video How we stored logs at the logging camps in Canada, we raised them off the ground, stacked them and then you can just leave them uncovered, or build a raised cover, no sides, just a roof, nothing fancy, we used to use old boughs for roofing, that would sit about a foot or two above the top logs. Don't use tarps, it attracts and traps moisture. For your end caps on either side, find a couple of logs and split them in half and attach them.
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Great video How we stored logs at the logging camps in Canada, we raised them off the ground, stacked them and then you can just leave them uncovered, or build a raised cover, no sides, just a roof, nothing fancy, we used to use old boughs for roofing, that would sit about a foot or two above the top logs. Don't use tarps, it attracts and traps moisture. For your end caps on either side, find a couple of logs and split them in half and attach them.
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Matthew Blackwell
For the wood, you do need a roof so they don't get soaking wet in rain when they're stacked, but you need a sufficient air gap between the wood and the roof to allow for good airflow to keep them dry. So you could have a roof 2ft or. 5 meters above the top of the wood pile. You could build it from wood and use moss for the waterproofing. Then the shed could also be used to store firewood once it's done holding building wood.
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For the wood, you do need a roof so they don't get soaking wet in rain when they're stacked, but you need a sufficient air gap between the wood and the roof to allow for good airflow to keep them dry. So you could have a roof 2ft or. 5 meters above the top of the wood pile. You could build it from wood and use moss for the waterproofing. Then the shed could also be used to store firewood once it's done holding building wood.
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Tim Hyatt
for under your bed. lif you can find a paper birch that's dead (inside usually rots out to just tubes of bark. in Scandanavian countries, they'll take those, split it open and use it like a a sub floor since it will stop water and block it from rising. use a layer of dry sand ti hold it in place. it act as a thermal massonce the floor dries out some from beng protected, you won't have the issue so much anymore.
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for under your bed. lif you can find a paper birch that's dead (inside usually rots out to just tubes of bark. in Scandanavian countries, they'll take those, split it open and use it like a a sub floor since it will stop water and block it from rising. use a layer of dry sand ti hold it in place. it act as a thermal massonce the floor dries out some from beng protected, you won't have the issue so much anymore.
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Grim Adventures of Bushcraft and Hiking
Man, I know I said it last time but that roof looks professional if you hadn't told us it was your first one I would have thought you had some experience with it. That clay is going to work out so well, wonder what you plan to do with the door, I'm thinking it will be some type of pelt maybe on wood or by itself.
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Man, I know I said it last time but that roof looks professional if you hadn't told us it was your first one I would have thought you had some experience with it. That clay is going to work out so well, wonder what you plan to do with the door, I'm thinking it will be some type of pelt maybe on wood or by itself.
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Dustin Adams
Great video can't wait to see the end product. Been following along since vikiing house. Here in Idaho it's dry even in winter when snow is on the ground. Best log storage we have found is put your logs on runners to keep them 6-8off the ground with no tarp. If I would do a tarp I think I would tie it off the logs a few inches for air flow
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Great video can't wait to see the end product. Been following along since vikiing house. Here in Idaho it's dry even in winter when snow is on the ground. Best log storage we have found is put your logs on runners to keep them 6-8off the ground with no tarp. If I would do a tarp I think I would tie it off the logs a few inches for air flow
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Alexander Supertramp
The trick to covering wood: cover the top, but leave the sides open. This allows for an acceptable level of dryness when it rains and ensures it drys out relatively quickly afterward. That or store them in a cellar. EDIT: If you can keep the logs off the ground, even a little bit, it will help enormously.
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The trick to covering wood: cover the top, but leave the sides open. This allows for an acceptable level of dryness when it rains and ensures it drys out relatively quickly afterward. That or store them in a cellar. EDIT: If you can keep the logs off the ground, even a little bit, it will help enormously.
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borikkiv
I have no knowledge of wood storage, but wouldn't it be best to do both- keep it covered but with air circulation? Making a sort of tent arrangement to keep the rain off, but allow air in at the sides seems to make sense. Wood yards often have a dutch barn sort of arrangement I think.
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I have no knowledge of wood storage, but wouldn't it be best to do both- keep it covered but with air circulation? Making a sort of tent arrangement to keep the rain off, but allow air in at the sides seems to make sense. Wood yards often have a dutch barn sort of arrangement I think.
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markforrestsm
Will the moss grow where you have used it in the house or will it dry out and die? Instead of breaking with tradition, what about using daub to fill the space between the thatch and wall structure? Loved the episode as always, Definitely need to do a sleep over wif a feast
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Will the moss grow where you have used it in the house or will it dry out and die? Instead of breaking with tradition, what about using daub to fill the space between the thatch and wall structure? Loved the episode as always, Definitely need to do a sleep over wif a feast
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