Show us your project. forum: building of our house & shop
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I should have started this it begain with . Sorry Jon. check out my new store Metamorphosis Upcycled/Recycled Glass http://www.facebook.com/MetamorphosisUpcycledRectcledGlass?v... , http://cubits.org/diycomfortheserious/thread/view/35215/#new... |
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| We bought our place in June of 2002. It was covered with beautiful pine, & oak trees, it was also covered with wicked vines with thorns ,some vines so thick Tarzan could have used them; I had enough cleared space (where they had cleared the right of way for the water lines) to just set a mobile home the rest looked like this  We set the trailer and left the same day for 2 years, 2 more jobs before we retired. when we got home in 2004 the fun started first we cleared a few areas and desided where the house & shop should go Shop first A man/woman has to have their shop ..  well a road would be good first Down the road to the shop we go  check out my new store Metamorphosis Upcycled/Recycled Glass http://www.facebook.com/MetamorphosisUpcycledRectcledGlass?v... , http://cubits.org/diycomfortheserious/thread/view/35215/#new... |
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Your home is going to be absolutely wonderful Cheryl!  Are you using preexisting plans/blueprints or did you design your own? |
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| Hi Cheryl, what an absolutely superb project this is, It's going to be both educational and enjoyable for us to follow it's progress through to completion. I love the wooded location and the style of the building. Good question there from Chelle. who's the designer/architect? Jon |
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| thanks Chelle they are plans that we designed A little dirt work the shop is on a slab  framed up  your off about this much  check out my new store Metamorphosis Upcycled/Recycled Glass http://www.facebook.com/MetamorphosisUpcycledRectcledGlass?v... , http://cubits.org/diycomfortheserious/thread/view/35215/#new... |
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| Cool - those are the best kind! I'll be quiet now so you can tell us about it. Okay,  well....... I'll try to be!  |
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| Chelle no need to be quite I might fall asleep if it gets to quite loading the pictures down fall of living out in the woods Dialup The Shop is 1800 sq feet it has 3 shops ,office with potty, storage and a 2 car carport. It is the test run before we build our house. At one point for a few secs we thought it could be our house like I said just a few.Slab poured driveway & walk next . starting on the walls first of many delivers from lowes  Wood Shop  My Glass Shop  DH in his Harley Shop  check out my new store Metamorphosis Upcycled/Recycled Glass http://www.facebook.com/MetamorphosisUpcycledRectcledGlass?v... , http://cubits.org/diycomfortheserious/thread/view/35215/#new... |
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Carport full of lumber Storage runs behind carport & harley shop  the office behind my glass shop We also add a door out the back from the office  check out my new store Metamorphosis Upcycled/Recycled Glass http://www.facebook.com/MetamorphosisUpcycledRectcledGlass?v... , http://cubits.org/diycomfortheserious/thread/view/35215/#new... |
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everything was going alone fine outside walls going up  Let me tell you about how smart my DH is . He came up with a block & tackle rig on a pole had a smaller rod welded to his old tractor to put the roof trusses up .put them up him self I might add and I dont have any pictures (lost in a puter crash) Ill have to look oh his puter check out my new store Metamorphosis Upcycled/Recycled Glass http://www.facebook.com/MetamorphosisUpcycledRectcledGlass?v... , http://cubits.org/diycomfortheserious/thread/view/35215/#new... |
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Oh! this just gets better and better, your DH is a whole lot more than smart, he's brilliant! DIY is about solving a tonne of problems, solving the how to do this by myself is one of the biggest, my hat is off to a true DIY trouper!  Jon |
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| Thanks Jon I think he is too Stack of FREE used doors will be used for work benches in all the shops  Free 20x30 cover will become my outside wet work area off the back of the shop  the start of the wood shop  check out my new store Metamorphosis Upcycled/Recycled Glass http://www.facebook.com/MetamorphosisUpcycledRectcledGlass?v... , http://cubits.org/diycomfortheserious/thread/view/35215/#new... |
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| before the roof went on we got some rain well I found a few low spots in the concrete and im not a very happy camper one big dip in my glass shop . but oh well ill just plan for a work table over it . the other was that the carport slap drained the wrong way ( the only thing we didnt do was pour & finish the concrete) DH tried to convince me it really didn't drain wrong it would be ok  then the roof was finished and the carport still flooded good thing the slab for the shop & storage is 3" higher the the carport  not much we can do to fix this , short of digging it all out and starting over (Not going to Happen) But we will have gutters for rain collection and that should stop it. check out my new store Metamorphosis Upcycled/Recycled Glass http://www.facebook.com/MetamorphosisUpcycledRectcledGlass?v... , http://cubits.org/diycomfortheserious/thread/view/35215/#new... |
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| Cheryl - What an amazing job you are doing! You know what? There is always something that isn't perfect. The rain gutters should eliminate the flood problem and it will all be okay when it is completely done! I am just blown away by someone actually building their own home from the ground up! Only in my dreams would I ever attempt something so huge! My hat is off to you and your dh! I look forward to seeing more. Sorry that your dial-up is so slow! Ugh! We appreciate you nodding off uploading your pictures for us to see! Thank you for sharing them with us!  Another Day in Paradise! |
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| Thank you Becky & Jon, Got finished staining trim yesterday (about 350 1x4x8 both sides) after HD gets it all yo I can start over with the 2 coat over the whole house this week its the painted trim  well back to the shop. heres a picture before the stain, trim & porch  Back of shop We did add a door close to the window area this is where my wet area will be ill be able to move off the porch & not have to use the water hose  check out my new store Metamorphosis Upcycled/Recycled Glass http://www.facebook.com/MetamorphosisUpcycledRectcledGlass?v... , http://cubits.org/diycomfortheserious/thread/view/35215/#new... |
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well again I have missing pictures  but you can see the rails from the porch roof ... DH & his minime  All rails Must be seat hight  check out my new store Metamorphosis Upcycled/Recycled Glass http://www.facebook.com/MetamorphosisUpcycledRectcledGlass?v... , http://cubits.org/diycomfortheserious/thread/view/35215/#new... |
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| feeling lazy today so add some more pictures. Lets move inside This was going to be the office complete with potty But it more then likely will be added to my glass shop now that we are totally retired I don't need an office  craigs list find will work great in the office  this will be/is DHs wood working shop  the short end of the Storage area Filled with glass ( found on craigs list & freecycle)waiting for my Shop to be finished  check out my new store Metamorphosis Upcycled/Recycled Glass http://www.facebook.com/MetamorphosisUpcycledRectcledGlass?v... , http://cubits.org/diycomfortheserious/thread/view/35215/#new... |
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| My glass shop again I tell DH what I want and he makes it happen all work tables are made from the used doors    the light table will be here  check out my new store Metamorphosis Upcycled/Recycled Glass http://www.facebook.com/MetamorphosisUpcycledRectcledGlass?v... , http://cubits.org/diycomfortheserious/thread/view/35215/#new... |
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 glass storage   check out my new store Metamorphosis Upcycled/Recycled Glass http://www.facebook.com/MetamorphosisUpcycledRectcledGlass?v... , http://cubits.org/diycomfortheserious/thread/view/35215/#new... |
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| This gets more interesting by the day! Cheryl, thank you for sharing this amazing project with us on my cubit. Love the work tops made from recycled doors! The whole thing is really looking great Jon |
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