MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
Hey Drifter, not sure if you decided on a roof underlayment but the self adhesive ones are great for metal roofs, here's one:http://residential.henry.com/fileadmin/pdf/literature/LIT-BR-298-HE-UNDERLAYMENTS-ENG-040811-LORES.pdf
DrifterIs the header between the posts going to be heavy enough to carry the snow load on the porch roof. Down here we can use a regular 2x4 header over a 4 foot span on a supporting wall. That span appears to be 8 feet. You ill probably get a heavier load on the roofs o the side away from the lake due to snow being blown over the peak by the wind coming off the lake.
Drifter - If you have enough ice and water shield. Make sure to put it on the rake's of your roof too. Really helps seal the edges from wind driven rain and snow. Oh and don't forget to put it around any and all roof openings-vents stacks etc. Over kill maybe. But better to do it once than have any leaks. This is what most around here use. https://gcpat.com/construction/en-us/residential-building-materials/Grace-Ice-and-Water-Shield. My nephew is a union roofer. He does it on all his jobs down here in Chicagoland.
HMMMMMMMM, I wonder what could be happening tomorrow @ the cabin?
Congratulations Drifter one more thing to cross of the to do list. I'm assuming all the windows used have a high thermal rating so you can enjoy the view without loosing to much heat through the windows in the winter.Steve
Good going on the windows!! I don't know if this has been addressed, but has there been any consideration given to placing solar panels on the roof or as a separate array?? I can imagine that it could get quite pricey up there, but you do get all of that sun during the summer, but so little during the winter. Just curious...............
I imagine that you will use a bank of batteries and let the generator charge them, instead of taking a/c from the generator, right???
Will you use an inverter/converter or run everything 12 volts?? I would think it could be hard to find everything to run off of 12 volts! But I imagine you could run both ac and dc in the cabin.