What did you do today not on your truck...

[Rickysnickers]

Those X Runners are nice little trucks. I enjoyed mine. I had a 2010.

[tutone]

Nearing the end of the shed work. Trimmed all I could out today and waiting on 10' of base cabinets to come in. I built a door to cover the breaker box and put a chunk of antler shed on it for a handle. It looks in the photo wider at the top, but it is just the camera angle.

[special-K]

Very nice job. This is a shed, or is it your dog house?

[Boog]

Is that code? Being insulated tight and closed in too, I would imagine there would be temp concerns. I like it, just curious.

[dieseldawg142]

Originally Posted by Boog

Is that code? Being insulated tight and closed in too, I would imagine there would be temp concerns. I like it, just curious.

walls should be airtight. you want your building venting thru the attic and roof...as hot air rises

[tutone]

Originally Posted by special-K

Very nice job. This is a shed, or is it your dog house?

I wish. No it belongs to some good friends of ours. His house was built in the late 60s and they needed some updates. The kitchen was small and the dining area was cramped, so hence the dining room addition. The detatched 24 x 32 metal building was the recipient of a 12x32 "she shed" and "he shed" on either side. She wanted drywall on her side and he wanted rustic. I have never had the chace to do anything like this. ( Cabin style) But I like it.

[tutone]

I wasnt aware of the rust issues with "Toyota" truck frames, but I have had several Jeep CJs and wranglers and when you look at one of them, you better look the frame over 1st. Your truck looks good to go.

[72c20customcamper]

Yotas had severe frame rust issues . The 03 I have it was replaced under a recall in 2012 . It really crusty now again not rot but I’m going to pull the bed and sandblast as well as I can epoxy prime and have it wool waxed .

[72c20customcamper]

Taday yard work and smoking a turkey just me and the wife for Easter .

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Taday yard work and smoking a turkey just me and the wife for Easter .

That turkey looks good.

[Steeveedee]

Gave my old low-hour mower to my new neighbor. We went to drought tolerant plants years ago, and I was looking to give it away.

That turkey looks tasty! We have a boneless leg of lamb roasting for dinner. Baby potatoes and Brussel sprouts will accompany it. Yummay!

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by LT7A

That turkey looks good.

It was

[special-K]

I was alone for Easter this year. I did yardwork, got the rest of my Christmas lights down, and took care of a few other things that have been looking at me. Saturday I took a ride down to the seafood restaurant and got myself a couple crab cakes to cook for Easter. Mmm Mmm GOOD!

[GOPAPA]

Originally Posted by special-K

I was alone for Easter this year. I did yardwork, got the rest of my Christmas lights down, and took care of a few other things that have been looking at me. Saturday I took a ride down to the seafood restaurant and got myself a couple crab cakes to cook for Easter. Mmm Mmm GOOD!

I helped hide eggs for our grandaughter and just did nothing else yesterday ...Seafood sure sounds good Tim.. I can eat it and have ate lots being only 48 miles from the ocean all them years before I moved .. 12 years ago.. another thread I just read yesterday made me think you are about to sell out and move , ,are you moving towards the sea where there are a lot of good places to eat seafood ?

[special-K]

What I did yesterday, in the rain, was go cross-county to look at some chestnut floor sleepers (super heavy joists) from a barn a guy was selling. They came from a barn that had been torn down. My friend (Don) and upholstery guy has a garage he built from a dismantled log house that needs some wall repairs. A couple 12' lengths were probably not good enough to use when he built it. The corner where they interlock with the back wall is really bad and I had been figuring to re-enforce that with steel.

These chestnut pieces are 15'+ and he had 7. He wanted $100@ which was a killer deal and the reason I got there ASAP. I called Don to see if he could get on over, what they cost, and to make him an offer for all 7. He came and gave $500 for all. Now I can do a proper repair off both walls...and hopefully have some leftover for me

The rotted area is behind the flag

Originally Posted by GOPAPA

I helped hide eggs for our grandaughter and just did nothing else yesterday ...Seafood sure sounds good Tim.. I can eat it and have ate lots being only 48 miles from the ocean all them years before I moved .. 12 years ago.. another thread I just read yesterday made me think you are about to sell out and move , ,are you moving towards the sea where there are a lot of good places to eat seafood ?

First of all, yes I'm trying to get the place ready for listing for sale. But I'm probably no closer than I was back when I posted what you saw. I need to do my upper roof and work in my cellar. Everything in between is good

For me, I'm about the same distance from the Chesapeake Bay as you were from the ocean. And that's where a lot of seafood comes from. But farther inland we have some of the best fresh seafood markets. I'll be moving farther inland, closer to or in the mountains. My daughter and her family are moving back from Little Rock to Harrisonburg, VA. So maybe somewhere closer to there.

[tutone]

Originally Posted by special-K

What I did yesterday, in the rain, was go cross-county to look at some chestnut floor sleepers (super heavy joists) from a barn a guy was selling. They came from a barn that had been torn down. My friend (Don) and upholstery guy has a garage he built from a dismantled log house that needs some wall repairs. A couple 12' lengths were probably not good enough to use when he built it. The corner where they interlock with the back wall is really bad and I had been figuring to re-enforce that with steel.

These chestnut pieces are 15'+ and he had 7. He wanted $100@ which was a killer deal and the reason I got there ASAP. I called Don to see if he could get on over, what they cost, and to make him an offer for all 7. He came and gave $500 for all. Now I can do a proper repair off both walls...and hopefully have some leftover for me

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First of all, yes I'm trying to get the place ready for listing for sale. But I'm probably no closer than I was back when I posted what you saw. I need to do my upper roof and work in my cellar. Everything in between is good

For me, I'm about the same distance from the Chesapeake Bay as you were from the ocean. And that's where a lot of seafood comes from. But farther inland we have some of the best fresh seafood markets. I'll be moving farther inland, closer to or in the mountains. My daughter and her family are moving back from Little Rock to Harrisonburg, VA. So maybe somewhere closer to there.

I love that garage, wished I had one at the farm just like it.
I built a bathroom door over the last couple of mornings for the project. I donated a set of antlers for handles. Saloon style , the way they open.

[Rickysnickers]

$500??!! Um, yeah you made out!!!!!!!

[special-K]

I started selling carpenter bee traps this past weekend. I sold one on Saturday. A whopping $8 sale, YIPPEE!! The buyer was an older guy and we had a nice talk. He's into property management and real estate for apartments and condos. He went to work for a big real estate firm that was branching out into this area and he helped get them going. The franchise has a new owner he doesn't want to deal with, so he's about to start back up on his own. I may be getting some work through that now.

But for now, he called and said his electrical engineer friend will be calling me about a project he has. He has a school bus he's converting into an RV. He told this friend about some of the work I've done that came up in our conversation and the bus guy was impressed. He wants me to do some special trim work in this crate . It sounds interesting and I like doing interesting jobs

Originally Posted by Rickysnickers

$500??!! Um, yeah you made out!!!!!!!

Very much!! I had inquired with a business that sells reclaimed lumber like this, doors, hardware, architectural features, etc. and he gets $28 a lineal foot. So, those beams would have been $400@ x 7 = $2,800. And oak not chestnut. I'm glad I came across that deal.

[Boog]

Yeah, you could stand to find deals like that every week. Come on!

[mr.mud1]

i made some more progress on the floor i'm building for my 1939 Chrysler.a few more pieces of the puzzle and that part will be done.

[Lost in the 60's]

Originally Posted by special-K

Very much!! I had inquired with a business that sells reclaimed lumber like this, doors, hardware, architectural features, etc. and he gets $28 a lineal foot. So, those beams would have been $400@ x 7 = $2,800. And oak not chestnut. I'm glad I came across that deal.

I was wondering what happened to that job, since you posted last year. I hadn't seen anything about it.
I don't imagine I need to say this, but be damned careful and have the upper level braced twice as good as you think it needs. Be terrible if it came down on you.

[Lost in the 60's]

I have a '67 Camaro too, that I have been restoring for a "while" now. I replaced the entire trunk floor a couple years ago and now that I am close to finishing the exterior repairs and getting ready for paint, I need to finish up the under side. I was laying on a creeper under it last weekend, trying to clean and grind welds and I was wet and dirty enough to give in and dig out the rotisserie to spin it on it's side for this work. I removed the entire drive train intact on the subframe. I had rebuilt/restored all of that several years ago and it needs nothing but a good clean from all the bodywork that has taken place. Was trying to avoid getting in this deep, but I guess I'm "all in" now...

[72c20customcamper]

Catching up on my reading I’m way behind

[special-K]

Originally Posted by Lost in the 60's

I was wondering what happened to that job, since you posted last year. I hadn't seen anything about it.
I don't imagine I need to say this, but be damned careful and have the upper level braced twice as good as you think it needs. Be terrible if it came down on you.

With the building being log it makes it self-supporting for the spans we will be removing. On the gable end (non bearing) I'll be removing from the door to the corner. At the door is the center beam for the floor. So I'll get a post under that, one on the inside corner under the floor framing, and on the back at the window also under the floor band board. It's fairly simple compared to studded walls.

I propped my post & beam barn up on temporary posts & beams inside, cut the posts of the barn off, poured stem walls 32'' offset from where the barn stood, and moved it over onto the new stem wall. That had a second floor with oak flooring. That took some forethought and planning, but it went very smoothly, without a hitch. I like a challenge

[Willowrun]

Originally Posted by special-K

With the building being log it makes it self-supporting for the spans we will be removing. On the gable end (non bearing) I'll be removing from the door to the corner. At the door is the center beam for the floor. So I'll get a post under that, one on the inside corner under the floor framing, and on the back at the window also under the floor band board. It's fairly simple compared to studded walls.

I propped my post & beam barn up on temporary posts & beams inside, cut the posts of the barn off, poured stem walls 32'' offset from where the barn stood, and moved it over onto the new stem wall. That had a second floor with oak flooring. That took some forethought and planning, but it went very smoothly, without a hitch. I like a challenge

Always enjoy the projects you tackle. Coming from a manufacturing background it's interesting to hear about carpentry/building type stuff since I've never done it other than small odd jobs around the house and the occasional help build a pole barn/roof a house type projects. The barn repair is very cool. Don't see barns like that in MI.