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07-08-2011, 07:38 AM | #661 |
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Looks great, man!
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07-08-2011, 07:54 AM | #662 |
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Very nice!
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I like it a lot. It's about 50 yards from the lake and maybe 75 from a small beach and long dock. Compared to the log castles your brother makes, it's a joke, but I built it on the cheap and it did turn out nice for what we need.
The first night staying, I saw 4 baby coons swimming and took the girls down and they got a look from 2-3' away, and a photo or two. I figure I've only got a few years before they turn into teens and hate me, so I'm going to try to do right by them until then. Camping is something that I remember from when I was a kid, moreso than about any other weekend activity. We're lucky....it's about 5 miles from home, very few other people even use the place so it's basically like having it to ourselves, in addition to a few friends that also use it. I tore the tin off of an old barn, chopped the pine logs with an ax, and got a big ass pile of 12' pine tongue and groove for $.50/board. Those are the highlights. The only thing I really hosed up was the sliding door, can't get the damn thing square. The deck is 2nd hand lumber that looks pretty good once chemical and powerwashed, but I still need to stain/seal it. I'm thinking of adding a tin "cowboy porch" to sit under and drink beer in the rain too. Have a few tinker things to finish, like the door to complete the under-loft storage, but all minor stuff left. |
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07-08-2011, 12:51 PM | #664 |
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I like the DIY simplicity of it as well as the fact that you used a lot of repurposed materials. That, in itself, is a great aesthetic. Your kids will build some lasting memories there, that's for sure.
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07-08-2011, 01:53 PM | #665 |
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Cool! You got any shots from the outside?
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07-08-2011, 02:09 PM | #666 |
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Wow, you actually built that? That's damn impressive. You make me feel like a wuss. I wouldn't even know where to start on a project like that.
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I've got a shot or two of the outside somewhere.
It's not anything impressive outside, it's just a 12x16 stick built shed basically, wood grain sheeting painted gray with shingles and a 16x16 deck. I had some help from my brothers and a friend or two, and believe me it's not a bob villa project. I've since done some additional "child proofing" of the deck and it's 1yr old tight now. Here is the reason I did it. |
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The walls are just 8" tongue and groove pine car siding. It's pretty much idiot proof, the trim is just 1x4 or 1x6 pine. I did a pine wood vault over the loft, but the rest is just barn tin on the bottom of the trusses. If I had it to do over again, I'd have found 12' tin so I wouldn't have all of the splices...that was a pain in the ass. I'd also have more plug-ins with at least 1 up by the loft for phone charger and whatnot. The cabinet inside was actually something we did for my company that I used as a demo table at trade shows, but it was too perfect to not use for storage. Storage space is at a premium inside a small cabin. |
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Awesome pic!
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I'm getting ready to start a hardwood floor with my brother(hickory).
It's not a square room and includes some zigs-zags. I'd appreciate any advice on how to start, resources or tips-tricks so I don't help him F this up. |
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11-23-2011, 07:23 AM | #674 |
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Heh. Find a pro to do it. I don't personally do our hardwood projects - not when a pro can do it in 1/4 of the time, do a better job, and costs me about the same in the long run.
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