Day six, and the end of the work... For now.

Well we were able to get the hallway done and and the man door framed, but we just couldn't muster the energy to finish this one. There's always next week, in fact next week is a short work week for me, only three days (have some vacation time to burn before 2/14) with luck, we'll be able to finish my Samurai dump truck mod! Then we'll polish off the plumbing and hang the man door... Maybe able to start pouring some cement... That is if the weather cooperates...

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Day 5 already?

Well the vacation is almost done... And so is our little project. Had to do a bit of engineering of the roof line to get it to match the existing roof of the board walk. That and the big door gave us a little trouble getting it in and working right. Unlike most of our projects cutting in the water heater was a snap, and just slid in... Although we still have to plumb it in. (as a side note, MDR asked what kind of a water heater, well true to our recycling habits, we are using a propane model from an RV we dismantled a couple of years ago. They are fairly efficient, and since it is just for the one sink in the saloon it should be big enough. Later on I would love to make up and install a couple of solar units to preheat the water.)

All in all the day was a success. With just a bit of luck tomorrow will be the final day and we can put this project to bed. I will have to wait till it starts to warm up at night so I can pour a cement floor. (another side note, before I start to pour the floor, we are building a dump bed to slide into the back of my little Samurai to move the sand we'll need. That is also going to make caring for the road that much easier.) Then I can move all my tools into it and start to finish off the inside of the conex.

Well time for a beer, dinner, then some rest...
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Forgot the day 3 vacation account...

We had some friends come over for dinner and pie last night, so I forgot to post a few pics of day three's work. Today we finished paneling the roof, and the two walls. Tomorrow we'll get the hallway done, and the large door. We are also installing a water heater in the one wall and plumbing it into the saloon... That's gonna be huge for the wife!

I'm gonna take up a great practice from one of the bloggers I follow (MDR... AKA Modern Day Redneck you can find a link on the right) and give a total dollar spent on this project... Drum roll please... $0! Yep I kid you not. This entire garage is being built with reclaimed materials. The frame and panels are concrete form's from a highway bridge project from a few years ago. One of my dad's last construction jobs was redoing the bridges on Interstate 40 west of Needles California. When the job was done, they were transporting the unused panels to the dump... A couple of stacks found there way East and are being put to better use than landfill!

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Day two of vacation...

Well we have finally gotten around to starting our winter projects... First one is the building of a small garage to house the generators, large tools, quad, etc. We started today with the leveling the floor out, welding the floor rail, studs on the northern wall, a few ceiling joists, and headers.... Whew that was a lot. With luck we'll have roof and walls up, just have to make a couple of doors... Our original plan was to reuse a roll up garage door from a relative, but we will not have the height to do so. So barn doors are in the future... Now time to kick back and have beer or two...
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1st day of Vaca 2012...

Spent the day cleaning and organizing the conex, getting my tools cleaned up and put back were they belong. All the while I'm smelling a fresh pot roast cooking in the saloon, and also cupcakes on the BBQ! Gonna be a busy week!

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Bad little blogger...

Hey, life has been very busy around here... and it's not like I'm getting anything done either. I am just taking a little time to regroup and get some things in order. I'll be back I'm sure.

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I will not be tolerant. I will not be politically correct. I will not be silent. I will speak the truth. I will do all that is in my power to oppose the Marxist subversion and destruction of this Country and I will not go quietly.

End of early spring?

I know its only January 15th but the weather has been amazing. Mid 70's since Christmas and yep we've been spoiled! Today a cold front has blown in dipping the temperature quit a bit, with the wind factored in it gives a wind chill of 35! Well I knew it couldn't last for ever... Now to start a fire grab a book and relax this evening...

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