Cowboy_Customs

edit U do clean up nice dontchya? wow man, your gettin there. Its amazing, even that much from the last time I was up there helpin ya out. Fer a one man wrecking crew yer doin a might good job! I cant wait to get out of here, I might be a lil crippled but I can supervise doggone it! lol

G1625S

Hey bro, howzit going? As you can see, I've been busy. That's really what this jobsite is lacking--a good supervisor! You got a white hardhat? You're out in a few days, eh? I'll put you on payroll. If you show for an entire week, your salary doubles...twice nothing has to be something, right?

Cowboy_Customs

ROFL
Sounds good to me! Yeah 28th is the next appointment, cast cuttin time buddy!! I should be home either the following monday er tuesday (probably tuesday) N walkin at that!

DBF

Nope.

But, as they say, it's not a house, it's a home. You have a great start.

Best wishes, DBF

ChrisLib

Looking good! I have the utmost respect for folks who can do that kind of stuff, I can do anything with a wrench or screwdriver but ask me to cut/frame wood.....it`s not a pretty sight.

92DIESEL

Lookin good, hope it becomes the home you've always wanted. And now that you will have a supervisor you'll get it done even faster

Just remember JR, you are just the supervisor, not a laborer.... we need you to get better so you can bomb a new ctd and impress us more

Let us know if you run into something, I'm sure we could answer some questions if the need arises.

Michael

whereswaldo250

Well Greg good luck looks like the project is well on its way and it looks great

WW

G1625S

Well, the walls are nearly finished--these pics are a few days out of date, but here we go...oh and thanks for all the kind words and encouragement...this is no small task for a guy like me








More to come when it stops raining

simplysmn

Get a good Nail gun and a good compressor and have at it we built a 32x32 garage and a 41 ft long patio with 5 people in less then 2 weeks time start to finish Man was it fun .

G1625S

I've got all the tools, just none of the talent I'm learning as I go

Totallyrad

With 2x6 walls you'll be able to keep it warm, or cool.

G1625S

Yup. Had to use 'em to meet the energy code. Can't build with 2x4's anymore unless you're using a renewable resource for heat....I will be heating with wood, but wanted the buffer for possible changes down the road.

G1625S

I've been chugging along on my little cabin. I WILL live in it by t-giving of this year, but it won't likely be 'finished' for another year or two. We'll be sinking a ton of $$ into well/septic in the next couple months. I'm doing windows+doors over the next few weeks. Some update shots:

Walls done:



Trusses coming up:





This was actually easier than I thought. Myself, my sister, my MIL and a good buddy set all the trusses by hand in about 3 hours:



No pics of the roof underlayment--I was busy trying to beat the rain! I struggled with that 30X50 tarp for weeks while doing the shingles. Underlayment was 3/4'' T+G OSB. I pulled every piece up by hand with a strap



Ahh, shingles:





G1625S HATES heights!

G1625S

Impromptu meeting of the minds---Free89w350 and Cowboy_Customs stopped up with their little ones to check on progress:





Oh, here's the OSB going up:



Built me a little deck:



Inside coming together:







View from the top---shoulda built a 2-story



It'll be nice to have a meet+eat up there. Plenty of test and tune roads and lots of privacy. Could prolly pack 15 1st gens in the front yard

Free89W350

Greg I noticed one thing that is missing from all the frame work. WINDOWS where they at. Just wondering, other than that it looks great. Oh thanks for the pics.