1/20th scale house

[billyt]

Hi guys, short story, kinda..........Way back in 1983, I owned a vacant 5 acre property at East Kurrajong in N.S.W. with the intention of building my dream home in the 'country'.
An area was cleared for the proposed house then thoughts of getting a housing loan entered my mind. Being a self employed subcontractor at the time, banks were reluctant to give me a loan even though I owned the property outright. Bugger!!
A few months pass and my brother offered to buy the property from me for a good sum so he could build a 'specy'. More thoughts enter my mind such as what will I do for work way out here once I've built my home.:?
Anyways, I sold the property to my brother and I bought where I am now, in suburbia!

I remember when I was learning Carpentry, at tech college there was a model of a house on display to give students an insight as to how a house goes together. That looked really good........one day I'll build one!!

I loved my dream home so much that if I couldn't build the real thing, I'd build a model of it!
Below you'll see how far I've got with it. It still has to have the verandah built which is currently in progress. (Just got back here from the shed after 'milling' beams, posts, bearers, joists, etc.

The frame and roof are Oregon (Douglas Fir), bearers and beams are Turpentine, joists are Tallowood.

I hope to have it completed in a few weeks with a bit of luck.

Hope you like it.

Billy



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[billyt]

Thought I'd add a plan of the house.

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn110/billyt-53/Woodwork/P1010646.jpg

[elderly]

Great work Billy. I look forward to seeing it progress.
Cheers Elderly

[crowie]

That pretty dam good Billy.
Very impressive.
Would have looked grand on that East Kurrajong overlooking the Hawkesbury.
Cheers, Crowie

[chrisb691]

Jeeze that looks good, well done. For the sake of accuracy, I hope you've got some of the walls out of plumb.

[ian]

Billy
would you care to share how you cut and dimensioned the members?

[munruben]

Nice work there Billy, would be worth a few bob today had you went ahead and built your dream home back in 83 in Kurrajong.

[Waldo]

Strewth, there's some work in that. :2tsup:

[billyt]

Thank you all for the comments. :-

Ian,

all the frame and roof timber (Oregon) basically came from a really old 3' length of tight grained 4" x 2". I planed it straight and square, then started taking slices about 3mm thick on the bandsaw then replaning the 4 x2 and bandsawing again. Then repeat....and repeat....All the strips I had cut were then hand planed to 2.5mm. Those strips were then put through the bandsaw again and ripped to 5.5mm. I made a small jig to hold the just sawn strips (studs, nogs and rafters) so I could hand plane them down to 5mm. There were a few stuffups so those were discarded. All the rafter cuts were done with a dovetail saw (cut slightly overlength) then trimmed back with a craft knife to get a clean cut. I used Aquadere for glue and clothes pegs for clamps!!

I have most of the members cut for the verandah now, so over the weekend I'll start getting it together.

Cheers all,

Billy

[ian]

thanks for that Billy

[billyt]

Hi all, I've just completed erecting the verandah on the house. It's taken about 3 1/2 days to do (about as long as the real thing to do!) :2tsup:
I'm considering laying a section of flooring in the lounge room and some decking on the verandah. I visited a hobby shop and found some scale corrugated sheeting which I used on one corner of the roof. I ran some fascia board around the verandah roof as just brushing past it can cause a rafter to snap off. Am also thinking of running the fascia right around the house. I have a table made to display the model but means rearranging some furniture to fit it in!! We'll see. :rolleyes:

Cheers Billy


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[elderly]

Keep the pics coming this is a great thread. Top craftsmanship.

[munruben]

Looks great.:2tsup:

[Waldo]

Keep the pics coming this is a great thread. Top craftsmanship.

:whs: :2tsup:

Are you going to finish it to lock-up, or maybe just part? It would be a shame to see all the intricate work in the framing to have it covered over.

[billyt]

G'day Waldo,

No, it won't be covered up.....think I'll just do the fascia around it as 'protection' from damage and a few pieces of flooring staggered in the lounge and maybe a little decking on the verandah. So far in all I've spent 110 hrs working on this project and enjoyed all of it.

Billy

[crowie]

You're a very patient craftsmen Billy.
Thanks for taking the time to do the WIP photos.
Cheers, Crowie

[ian]

really really impressed both by the craftsmanship and the patience displayed.

but what I really want to know is ...
does this house count as a "build" if you apply for a builder's licence :-)

[artme]

Wonderful Stuphph Billy!!!:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

I note the timber bracing for the walls. None of the modern day metal strap.:wink:

[billyt]

A few weeks back, I milled some teak I had into decking for a section of the verandah. Some tweaking of the old bandsaw was needed to saw 5mm x 1mm 'boards'. I mitred the corners (something that I would not normally do on a deck as the joints have a tendency to open up and look terrible!) In the real world I would square cut the ends and kind of 'basket weave' them together. To me this looks and performs better than a mitre.
Some pics:
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All the fascia boards are now in place
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Some roof detail
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Cheers Billy

[Waldo]

To the level of detail and the way you've composed the shots - :brava:

[crowie]

Magnificent work Billy.
Great photos, beautiful detail.
A job well done.
Cheers, Crowie

[munruben]

Well done all round. Very interesting project and very well photographed. Great to see. thanks for sharing with us.:2tsup::2tsup:

[Robson Valley]

I have a "dream home", too. It will never get built. You are an inspiration. Meticulous.
If I could swap the usage of the study for bedroom #1, I'd live in that! Any thoughts on stone fireplaces? I need that verandah.
Here at 53N, it would still look good with 3m snow on the roof.

[Sam]

Great work Billy it's a testament to your skills and patience