Stavehouse® near Collingwood, Ontario Construction Details - Picture Library
This post and beam with cantilevered balcony and large roof overhangs, exposed to high winds on a Georgian Bay hillside, was the focus of some unusual engineering, largely resolved with the Stavebolt. The effective attachment to the concrete foundation was accomplished by extending the 3/4" anchor rods into the bottom of the posts. Stavebolts in the tops of the wall posts were utilized to provide a similar tie through the wall plates and into the glue-laminated roof trussing. SIP roofing was screwed to the trussing. The outboard knee bracing hides enclosed steel tension rods. Wall in-fill SIP's brace the structure, leaving the wall posts (staves) exposed both inside and out.
Stavehouse wall posts are attached directly to anchors arising from foundation.
Wall plate is set atop posts with anti-rotation pins to guide centring.
Tie bolt (3/4 ") is fitted through plate and tensioned with wrench.
Truss is positioned over wall post.
Tie bolt connects wall post through plate to truss.
Stavebolt hardware hidden in bottom of king post.
Structural insulated wall and gable panels provide superior bracing and insulation.
Pre-finished structural insulated roof panels screwed to trusses.
Interior of Stavehouse prior to in-fill panel finishing.
Finished house
The completed Stavehouse near Collingwood, Ontario with Stavebolt hardware throughout.