Thanks! Those 1x10x16' are heavy. They are 1 1/4 thick and a full 10" wide, Southern Yellow Pine. Smells gooooood!
The last house I will build! (Project)
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I know all about lumber and yes they are very heavy. Especially handling them all day or even several hours.:thumbs up:
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Good work Grump, The DW and I are discussing the possibility of doing, like you and your wife, one more building adventure. Right now it seems to be going +-+-+-+-+.
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I believe we all need to help Grumpy out.....Lets all join our internet digits together and chant real loud ..RAIN ,RAIN GET LOST CAUSE GRUMPY NEEDS TO BUILD HIS HOUSE!!!!!
No rain tomorrow! And I have a Dr appointment at noon. Kills the whole day! 
I need to get a new chainsaw chain and a few other things anyway. I'll see what I can get done in the afternoon!
I need to get a new chainsaw chain and a few other things anyway. I'll see what I can get done in the afternoon!
I had planned on having it blacked in by now. I've had to turn it over to God. I was starting to drive myself crazy, so it's in his hands now!
could you bottle some of that fine perfume and send it on up?
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I haven't looked at progress in a few days. Floor joists and some flooring is great progress! I hope you can keep moving forward without pain and injury. Best wishes!
@Weedygarden you are an encourager
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Yes, I learned that many years ago, and that is something a teacher needs to be able to do.
Park a Mobile home about a 1/2 mile away from his house to satisfy the tornado gods?!
In april of 98 I was living in TN. The same week a tornado hit Nashville I was under a tornado watch or warning for 90 straight hours. Fun times!
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Spent a few years in Kentucky. I could not tolerate the winters (white fluffy stuff) and all the darn tornado warnings. I did not worry about earthquakes (no warning and very limited loss of life) but the yearly tornado's are a worry I could live without. Moved back to California and left before it became Komifornia. Loving life in wonderful Arizona.
Hey y'all. I took yesterday(Monday)off. Had a 1200 Dr appt and it killed the day. Worked about 10 hours today and built the front porch. It's 10' wide and 26' long. The trusses will cover the front porch completely in that area, and will cover 4' of porch (free standing) on the back.
It's supposed to start raining in a couple of hours. Gonna receive another 5-9 inches by Thursday night. Just what we need!
It's supposed to start raining in a couple of hours. Gonna receive another 5-9 inches by Thursday night. Just what we need!
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Very nice!
And there's dog supervising your work
And there's dog supervising your work
Lol. Somebody's got to keep an eye on him!
Otie keeps us straight! If you turn around real fast, you trip over him. He's learned that if someone is carrying something to not lay down in front of them to be petted! That got aggravating after a while.
Doing a great job @gumpy considering you are working on your own there
Thanks! Working for free you want to get finished quicker! Lol.
A lot did get done in three days. God gets the glory cause through him I didn't have major problems.
I did just what I thought I would do today. Otie(dog) and I sat in the shed and watched it rain. I did cut 6 good sized Cedar Trees down in the rain, cut them into 10' lengths and pulled them to the road. Wife volunteered me for that job. A friend of hers wanted them to build raised gardens out of. We'll get some veggies out of that though!
Not much else to report today. It's supposed to rain thru Thursday. I think tomorrow I will put up a 10x12 foot canopy we have, put on raingear, put tools under canopy, and put down some subfloor! May not be able to get out of here by Sunday. River level is supposed to reach 388'. Flood stage here is 366. We only have one access left and it might be underwater by then. I got bread and milk, what else do I need?!
Y'all have a blessed night!
Not much else to report today. It's supposed to rain thru Thursday. I think tomorrow I will put up a 10x12 foot canopy we have, put on raingear, put tools under canopy, and put down some subfloor! May not be able to get out of here by Sunday. River level is supposed to reach 388'. Flood stage here is 366. We only have one access left and it might be underwater by then. I got bread and milk, what else do I need?!
Y'all have a blessed night!
looking good brother
It rained until 1400(2:00pm). I put up our camping canopy on the subfloor and lagged it down at the end of the pile of flooring. Then I put the compressor and skill saw under it. Put on my raingear and went to work.
Sub floor and front porch floor completed. Ready to start building exterior walls tomorrow, after a trip to Savannah for medicine and go by Lowes and pick things up I need.
Sub floor and front porch floor completed. Ready to start building exterior walls tomorrow, after a trip to Savannah for medicine and go by Lowes and pick things up I need.
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AMAZING Gump! :thumbs up:
Looking good! Moving right along!!
Your making me , anxious, I want to help.
Now I got get busy , your motivating me,
I'm dying to get started , ripping out our old deck , and start building a bigger new one.
I think I'm getting the shakes, I'm so anxious.
Jim
Now I got get busy , your motivating me,
I'm dying to get started , ripping out our old deck , and start building a bigger new one.
I think I'm getting the shakes, I'm so anxious.
Jim
