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My 2016 ED that I bought new now has over 151,000 miles. Trouble free, only regular maintenance. I change the oil at 8,000 miles, fuel and air filter every other oil change. Agree that the body and interior have held up great. I have a gravel driveway so over half a mile of gravel every time I...

Roof and sides will all be metal, interior will be rough cut, at least within the stalls. It’s a horse barn so it’s not likely to ever get a finished interior. 12’ was my original plan but figured I would get the extra foot at minimum extra cost. Pretty much the same amount of work either way...

16’ posts, 3’ in the ground, and just decided to use as much of the post as possible. Also, figure I can come down a couple feet and build sheds off each side and still have good usable height in the sheds. That was my thinking anyway.

Started building a barn a couple weeks ago. Set the trusses today. Was able to rig up a boom pole on my tractor bucket to make setting a bit easier. 13’ walls so still took a little lifting to get them in place, but worked out very well. Hopefully get it under roof in the next week or so.

Thanks Kyle. Yes her horses definitely make her happy.

I’ve been through Hampshirite several times and know a few people there. Some beautiful country there and not too far from some larger cities. Likely a nice place to retire to for sure.

Looks like a nice spot, good luck on the offer! What county?

Generator is natural gas. We have had a few over night outages since it was installed and not having to worry about dragging and fueling the portable generator has been great. It’s super quiet, at least compared to the regular gas unit, I have to walk outside to hear if it’s running or not. No...

Thank you sir!

Its been a while so I figured I’d give an update. Outside of the house is pretty well finished, still need to work on trim on the inside. I hate finish carpentry so it’s easy for me to keep putting it off. Still working on landscaping and have a dozer coming next week to finish the dirt work...

Probably best your not closer, my wife would end up taking them all! [emoji23]

My wife is already searching for a 2nd horse. We will need another so her and my daughter can ride together anyway.

Eddie I agree 100%! Looking at building, or having built, a 30x36, building for stalls, hay storage, etc. I have an older non working chest freezer I plan to use for grain storage. Current horse was fence with two strands of electric for the last 10 years, so she should be easy to keep in. I...

Not too much, my back still isn’t allowing me to do everything I want, but is getting better everyday. Baseball took a lot of my time, as I was the head coach this time, but that ended last week. Deal finally went through on my double wide, and I get paid tomorrow. Had my contractor friend come...

Really appreciate all the well wishes and shared Covid experiences. We are all recovered nearly to normal. Still a little bit of taste/smell changes, and energy isn’t completely back, but we are all feeling pretty good. Recovering from Covid has been easy compared to my herniated disc in my...

Just before it hit me, I had prepared part of my yard for seeding. A couple evenings later, just before we were going to get some rain, I thought I felt good enough to sow some grass, 15 minutes in, my energy was in the negatives and I had to get back to the couch. Haven’t bothered to try...

Crappy turn of events have led to no progress….. My middle school daughter brought Covid home from school, her symptoms started late Thursday. My wife got it Friday, my son and myself had symptoms by Saturday/Sunday. We are fortunate to have mostly mild symptoms. Kids are back to normal. Wife...

We only seem to use the front door when going out on the porch. We really only come in through the garage. Pretty much all of our visitors are family and friends, so they use the garage as well. I’m guessing the front door will be mostly for strangers, which we see very little of living out a...

Always wanted full length porches, we almost changed it, but changed back at the last minute, glad we did. Being in the country, they are pretty common here. Of course I may have been second guessing that when I was pressure washing it this morning with an achy leg……

Both views are pretty good, but the back looks over the hay field where lots of deer and turkey cross, so we sit back there most of the time. The sun hits the front in the morning and back for a short time in the evening. That also dictates which porch we use.

Here’s a picture of the finished front porch ceiling. Still have to do the back, just got started on it when my back issue came about. Here’s how the lighting looks at night. Spent most of the day laying on the couch, haven’t done that in years, but did manage to get the mud pressure...

Thank you sir! It’s getting better, leg still aches but pain is not nearly as sharp as last weekend.

Don’t mind at all. We did adjust a few things like master bath layout, and made the two small closets in the master one big closet with a 5’ double door that’s out swing. Also added a window in the master closet mainly to break up the wall to look better from the outside.

The pain was bad, but It’s lowering everyday, so I’m headed in the right direction. The hope is that the disk isn’t too damaged and will go back to normal. Hoping to avoid surgery, that’s for sure. I’ll be getting an mri later this month. I read all about you GBS in the good morning thread. I...

I’ve completed a few small tasks over the last month but not much. I started having some lower back pain and within a couple days of it starting, the nerve down my right leg went to hurting. A pain like I have never felt in my life, and non stop. I could barely walk 10’. I saw a chiropractor...

If starting from scratch I’d go 12”, but I’m not really worried about mine being on 16”, either. I went 16” because I helped a few friends do composite decks and that’s what we did. They are several years old and I’ve never noticed any sagging. Maybe you could put your roof supports over your...

Mine are 16” on center. It works fine but, if your at eye level with the decking, you can see a small amount of sag in a few places. If starting over, I’d go 12”. 12” was recommended to me by other posters but I was too far along to change it, and just didn’t have time to redo as I was on a...

I believe it does. A friend has done all the research and put the planting plan together so I don’t know all the ends and outs. I just help. Should get 2 more cuttings with the next one in about 28-30 days. This grass is supposed to be very drought resistant so should grow well even if we don’t...

The pasture does look awesome. It’s a work in progress. Winter wheat was planted last fall, and then cut/baled in June. The grass you see is Teff grass. It’s a high protein grass that grows very fast. It was cut Monday and should get 2 more cuttings. Teff is a high yield annual grass. I’ve never...

I did. The 4x4 on the end section is actually notched to go over it and then fastened in through both sides.

Didn’t mention year on purpose! The posts are regular 4x4’s with post covers. I cut a hole in the decking, ran 4x4 to the bottom of the joists and added framing between the joists where needed to level them. I initially screwed the posts into the framing with 3” deck screws, then added 3 1/2”...

Sorry for lack of posts, just been a busy time lately. Last weekend I rented a lift and completed the soffit/facia on the back and siding/soffit facia on the tall side. Lift made it much faster and safer. Had to work around rain showers but got it done. I also started burying the ditch...

I spent most of the weekend in Fairplane/Ripley working finances for the Mountain State arts and craft fair. I spend a lot of time traveling 77. I’m about 20 minutes off 77 at either the Haynes Branch or Kenna exits.

It’s handy that’s for sure. Bending was the easiest part for this job. Measuring and cutting around the posts was difficult. I got the metal on the front porch completed today, but forgot to get pictures before it got dark. Should finish the back porch tomorrow. The $40 rental fee for the brake...

You aren’t a kidding! I paid 18.50 for the 9’ sheets and 22.00 for the 10’, if I remember correctly. I need several 2x4’s to finish a few items on the porches and in the basement and I just hate the thought of what I will pay for them.

Yes, I am not looking forward to that strip.

Thanks! Wife has already moved most of her kitchen stuff and clothes, so I see the beds moving soon. It’s livable just trying to hold her off until I get more trim in. Not sure how much longer I can hold her off though. Will paint trim in the morning and then continue with bending and...

Still moving forward but as usual not as fast as I’d like. Lots of late nights installing closet organizers and other inside stuff. Daylight time has been spent on the outside. Got the back of the house mostly sided and the garage end completed. Rented a metal brake today on the way home from...

The layout does work well, but like everything, I’d make a few changes if starting over. It does look crooked in the picture, but it’s level on the wall. Must be picture angle.

Slowly making progress. Big news is that my HVAC guy showed up early this week and got my system completed so we now have A/C. I got siding on half the back of the house today. Got one water heater working this week and finished all but the vent on the second one. All sinks are plumbed and...

Ordered ours first week of November and received them first week of April. Crazy lead times on almost everything.

Same here, I like the way it worked out.

Not sure if it’s common or not, but I saw it and liked the idea of not having plumbing coming up through the floor.

Things are going slow, but going. All sinks are in, one hot water tank operational, all toilets functional. Been working on sanding, painting and installing trim. It’s and endless job that I really do not enjoy. Maybe 30-40% done. Lots more to go. Biggest frustration has been ordering stuff...

Countertops were installed, and we are very happy how they turned out. Working on plumbing fixtures, but slow going this weekend due to sons ball games, daughters 5 grade graduation, and running to get parts and pieces. Seems I can never manage to get everything needed in one trip..... Picked...

Thanks, we are definitely happy with it, just hope the white cabinets don’t prove to hard to keep clean.

Yep, that’s where the dishwasher goes. Still need to take it out of the box to see what is included as far as drain tubing, then get all the plumbing and electrical items needed to hook it up.

I’m using 1x6’s to build the inside framing. The bottom will get a bullnose routed on the outer edge and hang over 1 1/2 inches. The outer trim will be 1x4’s with a craftsman style top. I’ve never done anything like it before, so it should be interesting.

Thanks. My wife is thrilled with how it turned out. She is ready to start moving rarely used stuff over.

It’s just the design my wife and the lady at the cabinet shop came up with. Staggered top cabinets seem to be popular here, as all new kitchens we have gone in are done that way. With the cathedral ceiling, we also felt it looked better than if all were the same height.

Kitchen cabinets were installed today. They were very efficient and did nice clean job. Very happy with how it turned out. They will be back next week to install the the counter top. There is one cabinet without handles, it was wrong and will be replaced next week. It was supposed to be all...

I am using Simpson metal U shaped brackets. I fast the bracket to the concrete and then stand the post up and screw the post to the bracket. I spread the 2x10’s up top apart enough to slide the vinyl cover up to fasten the post to the bracket then slide it back down. Seemed to work well on the...

Managed to get one porch post up this evening. After that, my wife and I installed the first door. Chose to start with a small out swing linen closet. Went pretty good, rest should go quicker. Will continue with doors tomorrow and hope to get them all up by the weekend.

Appreciate the kind words. I just do what I have to to get things done, although it doesn’t happen as fast as I’d like it to. It certainly hasn’t been easy, and my body is paying for it. I’ve been fortunate enough to have help when I absolutely couldn’t do without it, but much as been done on my...

Interior doors were delivered today. I’d like to get couple installed this evening but we have a ballgame. Maybe afterwards. I did finally get some help to move the big van it’s into the master bath. Had to take the top off, went pretty smoothly. Just need to finish hooking the plumbing up to it.

I wasn’t sure what the market for a used double wides would be, or even how to put a value on it, so Friday morning I decided to post it for sale on Facebook marketplace at a price I would be happy to get for it. Thinking it may take a while to sell it. Within 12 hours i had about 40 responses...

Considering how deep the hole was in that corner when we started, being able to walk through the garage and step up into the house really gives me a sense of accomplishment.

Lots of progress over the weekend. All flooring is now done, wife’s bathtub is in place, and I got more siding done. I’ll probably need to round up another 24’ latter or two to go much higher on that end of the house. At some point, especially on the facia, I will likely look at renting an...

We will likely move the vanity in place late tomorrow or Sunday, I am not looking forward to it. I’ll likely see if the top can come off, that would make it easier. Originally, I was planning on installing the cabinets myself, but talked with the cabinet people today and they will be installing...

It’s been a busy week. I have just about finished the flooring, only about 200 sq. ft. Left to do. Garage doors were installed today. Very happy with how they turned out. Belt drive motors are so quit you can barely hear the doors operating. Kitchen cabinets are in, so hopefully...

Lack of updates is due to progress being slow. I’m over half way on the flooring. Whole house is getting the same floor. It is definitely taking some time. Baseball is keeping busy as well, but wouldn’t miss that for anything. We are 2-1, games have been a lot of fun. More baseball tomorrow, no...

Air conditioner and generator will sit on it. Couldn’t get the truck around there, so I had to carry the concrete in the tractor bucket.

Concrete pour went great today. Ordered 18.5 yards and I doubt there was enough left to fill two 5 gallon buckets, just the way I like it. What a relief it is to have that done.

Protection while pouring concrete, and the possibility of being able to pull in a new line in the future if there is ever a failure, is my thinking. I want the pex protected where exposed either way, and it wasn’t much more difficult to just put the entire run in conduit. It’s done now, and...

The garage will be heated, so the exposed pipe freezing should not be an issue. I could come up out of the concrete with pex, then put something around the pex to protect it. This would keep me from having a connection under the concrete. Now that I think about it, maybe running pvc conduit...

I planned to change to metal since it will be exposed on the interior side of the foundation wall. I figured the metal would be more durable when exposed.

Progress has been slow since Saturday with Easter on Sunday and baseball activities yesterday evening and this evening. I did manage to get several more boxes of flooring down and more outlets installed. Concrete is ordered for Friday morning to pour the garage floor and A/C and generator pad...

I have found Hunter fans to be good as well. All fans purchased so far have been Hunter.

Fought with ceiling fans way too much the last couple days. I hung a second in the living room identical to the one above. These fans have remotes and I’ve never had one with a remote before. They would be nice if you want to operate from only one switch and not have them connected to each...

Thanks. When I think about the remaining work, I try to look back at what has been accomplished, that makes the tasks ahead not seem so big. I’d like to see a few of those 10 vans pull up, progress would be faster!

Thanks, it definitely worked well with the paint color. I was afraid the paint might be a bit grey for it, but it worked out well.

Made good progress the last couple days. Everything is painted except a bathroom, hallway and a couple closets. Wife picked up a few more gallons of paint today, so that’s on tap for tomorrow. Total so far is 20 gallons of primer and 17 gallons of paint, including what was bought today. Not as...

After a way longer than planned trip to menards and Home Depot, we made it back with most of the lights and fans we need, and some other odds and ends. I got the lights installed in the laundry room, installed the outlets and the 3 way switches for those lights. Man is it a good feeling to be...

Thanks! I thought about spraying, but was worried about blowing dust/dirt out of places we missed when cleaning. If I had to start over, I do think I would at least spray the ceilings and maybe the primer. Priming is what is taking all the time. The drywall really sucks it up.

Thanks! I don’t consider myself much of a painter, but keep finding myself looking at the walls amazed at how sharp they are coming out. Not sure if it’s the sherwin Williams paint (never used it before), or what, but I’ve definitely never had walls turn out this good before. Im also really...

Agree. I don’t like doing it, and I have a new found respect for those that do it everyday. One thing I’ve learned from this building experience is to not complain about how much a contractor charges for their work. I may not be willing to pay their price, but, in most cases, they will earn it...

Painting went well today, we finished more than I expected too. Living room, kitchen, laundry room, and dining room are all painted. We also got the master Bedroom, closets, hallways and kids rooms primed. We will head out tomorrow morning and pick up some lights and ceiling fans. Then back for...

They are certainly a bit heavier than the 9”, but honestly not as bad as I thought. I have used both the last few days, and i don’t notice that much of a difference. I can move quicker with the bigger roller, spending less time rolling paint, so maybe that makes up for the toll of the extra...

Practice was rained out, so got home and got the cathedral ceiling painted flat white. Also got a couple more rooms primed. I plan to get more priming done tomorrow evening while my wife trims out the rooms already friend with paint. Hoping to make good progress painting over the weekend. I...

Fun it is. My 10 year old daughter decided not to play softball this year. I enjoyed watching her play, but won’t make her if it isn’t what she wants to do.

Appreciate the kind words. We enjoy baseball season and look forward to it each year. Last years season was cancelled due to COVID, so it’s nice to get back to it. Our first practice went really well, second practice may get rained out this evening.

Not much to update. Drywall was finished last Friday. Happy with the job they did, but I think they rushed the final sanding. As we cleaned the walls, we found a number of places that needed a little more sanding and a few imperfections that required mud. Didn’t want to wait for them to come...

Porch is 8’ deep by 66’ long. The 8’ overhang is built into the trusses so technically, no supports are needed. That said, I don’t like the look without posts, and the wife wants some low railing to keep animals off the porch. I’ll have 6 6x6 posts across the front covered with white vinyl. I...

Downloaded a photo compression app, let’s see if it works. Picture shows progress on the front of the house. Ignore my mess, had not cleaned everything up for the day.

Drywall is one trade over really never been involved in, so I don’t know the advantages/disadvantages of types of mud. I’ve never seen anything on new construction, or other large drywall jobs except buckets. The box stores around here only seem to have the powder mix in small containers/bags...

They are using the premixed buckets, except one bag of dura bond 45 for around the bathtub surround. I haven’t seen the powder mix stuff on a house site in a long time. Of course I have only been around 4-5 new construction house’s in the last 5 or more years, so that doesn’t mean it’s not used...

Whole house has now been taped and first coat of mud. Really changed the look and feel, we are really liking it. They hope to be finished middle of next week, just depends on how fast the mud dries, I’ll be setting some fans up to help it along. Siding is also looking good. Only issue is that...

Tried to post pictures of today’s progress but now it’s telling me my pictures are too large and the forum limit is 8mb. Not sure how to make them smaller using my iPhone, or if that’s even possible. Sure hope I don’t have to download them all to a computer to resize.

Yeah, no way I’d want to be hanging 5/8 on that ceiling. After doing all the other work, I’m not sure I’d be up to even if I wanted to do it. My crew is 2 guys, the main one being probably in his mid 60’s. They are not the fastest hangers, but came highly recommended and at a very reasonable...

Walls are poured concrete, not ICF. I like the idea of ICF, but it isn’t common around here, so it’s would have been very expensive.

Putting them in a new post seems to have worked.

I got logged in through Tapatalk, but there is no longer a function to add pictures. The app appears to only let me add them as an attachment and when you click on the link it just takes me to a log in screen. If anyone has any ideas, let me know.

Drywall finally got going mid week. They will finish hanging tomorrow. They aren’t the fastest but appear to be doing a good job. I’ve had to spend a lot of the evenings adding nailers in places I missed. I did get sometime over the weekend to get some siding started and now have most of the...

After drywall delivery being delayed a week and a half due to the ice storm, my drywall guy was flooded in this morning and couldn’t get here......sure hope this trend does not continue. Not sure I have seen the rivers up this high in my lifetime.

Didn’t get to do anything outside today, they said it would rain, and boy did it ever. Poured all day. Flooding all around, just after getting everything cleaned up from the ice storm, several of the same roads are now closed due to flooding. I’m ready for some dry weather and looks like we will...

Agreed, I will definitely be using a saw when I go at it again. I just did not plan on doing as much as I did at the time. You know, just a few more pieces, then a few more, etc.... I used to have a battery skil saw that I kept a blade just for soffit, but it died a few years ago and I never...

I cut that with a pair of hand shears. I have a fine toothed blade I could put on my sliding miter saw, but wasn’t planning on working on a bunch of soffit yesterday, so didn’t set it up yet. Shears work well, just hard on the hands after a while.

Nice 60 degree day allowed me to work outside. I got one corner up, and all the j channel and soffit on the front of the garage. Also pressure washed the mud off that part of the foundation and put a bunch of straw against the foundation to help keep mud off of it. The white wire is a cat5 for a...

Power came back on about 4 yesterday afternoon, happy to quit feeding the generator. Phone still out, but don’t really need that anyway. I finished the last of the insulation, other than a few places on interior walls, and got a 30,000btu gas heater set up. With all insulation in place, the...

Siding was finally delivered last week. Color turned out exactly as we had hoped.

Work continues. Got all of the plumbing vents completed and the last toilet plumbed into the main drain. All lighting is complete except garage and porches. Finished running wires for the front and back porch receptacles. Built the master shower wall, wired the master bathroom, and installed...

Made good progress this weekend, but it’s never enough. Kitchen lights functional, and I believe provide good coverage. There will also be two pendant type lights over the island. Cans are on a dimmer if full power is t needed/wanted. Same with living room can lights. There will also be...

I’ve lacked in posts lately, it’s just been super busy. We have worked non stop, but it’s seems like we never get enough done. Electrical is about 90% done, just working out some lighting. We want plenty of lighting in the vaulted ceilings but I’m having trouble with layout and figuring how...

Slow progress but we are getting there. Wiring is about 85% done. AEP showed up unexpectedly on Tuesday and hooked power up. They told me the day before that it would be the end of January, so that was a nice surprise. I hooked a circuit up in the panel and installed a recept so I don’t need...

Dormer window came in so I got it installed yesterday. Also go most of the beam under the porch roof put up. Other than that, I’ve been working on wiring, probably getting close to half done with the wiring. Still waiting for AEP to get the power in. Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!

Not a lot of picture worthy progress, lots of hanging can lights and wiring. Bedrooms, dining room, kids bathroom, and hallway all done. Picked up a bathtub for the kids bath yesterday, may start, plumbing that side of the house later this week or next weekend. HVAC guy coming this week to...

I managed to get the 3 loads of gravel mostly spread. I’ll need another load of 57 to cover the larger gravel, but will let things settle in for a couple weeks before doing that. I did use 57 already where the driveways meet because I needed some gravel there on the main drive to repair where...

Got all windows on the Main floor, except one on the backside of the garage in and the rear door as well. Here’s how it turned out.

Electric service inspection passed without issue. Power company has been notified of the approval, so hopefully we will have power on in the next 2-3 weeks, depending on their back log. Managed to install the 3 - 3’x6’ living room windows this evening after the inspection. Meeting with a...

She feels like the white will brighten up the house, and she is probably right about that. With covered porches all the way across the front and back, it may be needed. I just like wood, but I’m fine either way as long as she is happy with it. Got 2 windows installed, here is the kitchen...

The Zetor is probably the best purchase I’ve ever made. I’d have a hard time getting by without it. It’s a fairly simple design and is a heavy workhorse. It had 312 hours on it when I got it 10 years ago. It’s now got around 850, and has been very reliable. Only issues have been minor, and...

Decking is finished. Below are some pics. Composite decking is a real pain and slow process compared to wood, but I’m happy with how it looks. Will try to get the dirt all cleaned off tomorrow before bad weather moves in on Monday. And a shot of the hay field and sunset off the left side...

That is for sure, I think he mentioned using the composite decking cut offs for flooring. Only problem is that every time I lay a tool down, it disappears into his hands. Still can’t find two of my hammers..... He has said for years that he wants a black Ram dually, a goose neck trailer, and...

I have got a good bit done this week, but not as much as I’d hoped at this point. The garage wall is sheeted. I’ve got all but 6 rows of the composite decking down as well, hopefully I will finish it tomorrow. I bought a sliding miter saw and stand to make cutting the boards easier. A...

Grass planting never happened. Left early Saturday to pick up straw, came home and was about to start tilling when my ditch guy called and said he was on his way, a day early. We got the ditches dig, water lime in and electric conduit in. They use a ventrac and boy what a machine that is...

Been a slow week but did make some progress. Finished the stairs to the basement and got the gravel pretty much finished in the garage. Also picked up all the supplies for my underground electric service. Have a guy coming Sunday morning to dig my ditches, he’ll likely help me install the...

Here’s a few pics of the porch and dirt work from yesterday. Today consisted of moving some stumps while I had the bobcat here, winterizing my camper and working on getting the grade in the garage completed. Just need to do some raking and final compacting and it should be ready for vapor...

Concrete pour went good, the Solomon coloring I used appears to have worked great, concrete seems to be keeping a nice dark grey color. Concrete plant didn’t put the requested calcium in the mix, so the cool temps caused it the setup slowly. It took most of the day to finish. On the bright...

Here’s the garage framing for one door. Didn’t get a lot done today, ran a gas line, finished up the steel panels on the porch, and spent a few hours cleaning up. Re-organized and took inventory of lumber on hand.

Looked at the picture again, water level is about a foot down, but the busted line is another 2 feet down. I later dig the ditch deeper to better expose the line, but didn’t get a picture of it. Here’s a shot after the fix.

Today did not go as planned. The trencher I reserved was tore up by the person who rented the day before, so no go on trenching. I decided to go ahead and get the utilities dug up where I needed to cross them, one of which is the main water line feeding the property, and current home. Well...

Spent the last 2 days working on the front porch and fill in the garage. Porch is about done, just need to finish the form around the outside, put flashing against the house and rebar. Hope to have that fished by the end of the day Tuesday. With any luck, that concrete will get pouted Friday...

Roof was finished last week, definitely happy with how it turned out. Best part is, no more water in the house! Getting under roof is a huge accomplishment, but I can’t help to think of all the work still ahead. I’m currently working on forming up the front porch for concrete that I hope to...

Today pretty much went as planned. I got the porch roof ready for metal. It sure is a good feeling knowing that the roof will be on in a few days.

Metal roof was started today. They finished the garage and most of the front. I’m very happy with the look and how it’s turning out. They are waiting on me to finish the back porch, and will be back Tuesday to finish since it’s supposed to rain Monday. I finally made good progress today...

Not a great picture due to the sun, but we did finally get the roof covered with synthetic underlayment this afternoon. Man does it feel good to have all that wood up there and done! In the picture you can see one of our 7 week old pups. She goes to her new home tomorrow and is the last one...

Dormer and front sheeting is now done. Back side of the house is about half done. Should get most of the sheeting done tomorrow. Going to spend the rest of the evening moving dirt and rock.

A friend who is a contractor called, said his job was delayed due to waiting on windows, asked if I wanted his guys for a few days. I took him up on the offer. They showed up and we went to work. Got the dormer mostly built and a bunch of sheeting up. They will be back at 7 am tomorrow...

No doubt about it. Scaffolding was only 5 minutes away, but going to get it, and setting it up took a lot of time. I didn’t have any help to get the header and ridge beam for the dormer up once I had the scaffolding on place, so I finished framing the windows on the front garage wall and and...

Still slow going this week, but managed to get more facia boards up, and moved a bunch of dirt in the front. Had to get the front somewhat leveled out so I can set ladders up to finish the facia board. Did some calculating and made some marks for the header and ridge beam for the dormer. It’s...

Had a great lunch at a local Mexican restaurant, and the rain disappeared about 4:30. I got to work sheathing and building the over hang on the last truss, with help from my father in law. They we went ahead and hung it. Went fairly well, other than my paslode cordless nailer I’d starting to...

Got a lot done the last couple days, but not as much as hoped. I fixed the incorrect trusses myself, they got installed today along with both house ends and several garage trusses. Some of my help wasn’t able to make it, so it was a bit slower with only 3 people, due to a lot of up and down...

I agree, they took their own measurements, so it’s definitely on them. I’m waiting on a call back now to see what they plan to do. I have told them what I need them to do to make this right and I don’t plan on backing down. This issue cost me time, and money, so they need to make it right...

The foyer has a former that is open to the inside, the trusses behind the foyer sit on a beam and that is the only weight betting wall, the rest clear span. We got the rest of the house trusses set, except the ones behind the foyer. After setting the first one, we found they were built 3” to...

I had a lot more work to do before putting trusses up than I thought, it took all day Saturday and the first couple of hours on Sunday morning before I could get the first o e up. The 10k machine worked perfectly and we made decent progress. Had to quit earlier than I wanted so I could go...

Definitely a stressful day. Today was better. Got lots of tractor therapy moving 25 tons of crushed concrete fill into the garage, moved about 20 times of river rock to just about finish my drains, and moved a lot of dirt out front. Nice to start seeing what the front yard and grade will look...

Didn’t get as much done as I had hoped I would this weekend, but made still made good progress. Interior walls are almost done, just need to install a few more headers, cripples and framing for a few more doors. Here’s a shot of the foyer from the front door. I got the double LVL installed...

Had a little storm come through right as I got started working on a wall this evening, that seems to be the way it’s going this week. Looks like tomorrow will be a washout with about 2” of rain predicted. Probably be Sunday before any real progress happens. I may take Monday, and possibly...

Yeah, your not far away at all, we spend a lot of time in Teays Valley and Hurricane. It was a heck of a storm, , that’s for sure. Worst we have seen since the derecho in 2012. Lots of damage in a 4-5 mile stretch over here. One tree landed on my current home putting a 6” hole through the...

Here is a few shots of the drainage work.

Here’s a picture of the forms up, right after the pour. Some shots of the framing. We are much further along, just haven’t taken updated pictures. I’ll try to get some tonight.

Hello All, I have been planning a house build for a number of years and it is finally underway. We got a late start due to COVID-19, but the poured wall foundation was poured in late June. I am building the house myself, subbing out the pieces that I cannot/don't want to do. So far it has...

Concrete was poured yesterday without issue. I pressure tested Thursday and left 50 lbs of pressure in the system Thursday night. No drop when checked at 5:30 before starting and no drop once pour was complete. Success!

Hey guys, I building a new house that has a full basement (I plan to start a full build thread ASAP). I want to heat the basement using radiant floor heat and have a question about PEX size. The basement is 2100 square feet, so I am thinking 7 loops of 300' makes sense. I can buy 300' rolls...

Weather was nice yesterday and I got a little riding in. Managed to get a few pics. Nothing great but gives you an idea of the kind of riding I use my Ranger for. This is looking up a pipeline. I recently completed a trail that comes out about halfway down it. Not real steep but it...

I have a decent size pond on my property. A family member had it put in over 30 years ago, and in 1997, we had it cleaned up and made it a little bigger. It has always lost a couple feet of water by the end of summer, but last few years, it just hasnt fully recovered through the winter, and...

I mentioned waiting on a 2015 Polaris Ranger 900 in another thread. Well I picked it up today! Here are a few pictures to prove it happened. My primary reasons for going with the Ranger 900 were space for me , my wife, and both small children in the cab, how quiet it is, and the fact that it...

http://m.tractorsupply.com/en/store/ohio-steel-920-lb-steel-lawn-roller-24-in-x-52-in Anyone have experience with the 920lb roller from TSC? My yard is extremely rough and I need to smooth it out. I've searched for heavier used rollers big enough for my MF150, but have had no luck. This TSC...

I looked at 2 12' disks I found locally on Craigslist on Saturday with my Father in law and grand father in law. They are wanting a set of hydraulic transport discs to use on the hay fields. There was not any identification on them, but from my research, I believe them to be International...

I have not had a great deal of time to work on the tractor this week, but did manage to get the timing cover off, and the oil pan bolts all out last night. The pan is still stuck on pretty good and I didnt force it much. Tomorrow I hope to get the pan off, change the gasket and start putting...

I have mentioned in several other threads that I have an MF150. I don't use it much so I have been neglecting an oil leak for several years, just adding oil each time I want to run it. Recently it has began to leak too much to risk it, literally a quart or two will run out in just an our or...

Robably the strongest storm I've ever witnessed here in WV. Trees started fall ing from the wood line as I was securing my daughters yard toys. Got my wife's car moved, but a tree got mine before I could get to it. Not too much damage but a first for me. Been cleaning up all morning and can...

Hi all, Well I'm thinking about being a John Deere owner this saturday. I have an old troy built 54" mower that something has broke everytime I've mowed this year. Last night may have been that last time I deal with it. I have beat the snot out of this mower, and all in all it hasn't been to...

Hello All, A friend rolled his granpfathers tractor this week and I thought I would post a few pics. The tractor is a New Holland 3930 4X4. Luckily he wasn't actually on it when it rolled. He parked it on a path through the pasture with a round bale on front and back, and set the parking...

I've read several posts in the past asking about Kodiak Brand cutters. I was unable to find many, if any, negative reviews, so a couple of weeks ago I decided to purchase one. Since purchasing my tractor last July, I have been searching for an 8' cutter that would fall within its limits. The...

Well almost a year ago I sold my 2004 Ram 1500 Quad Cab with a HEMI. The truck was paid for and I now know that I should have kept it. I loved the truck except for one downfall, the MPG was terrible, rarely got more than 11mpg unloaded. That is the reason I sold it. Now I am needing to get...

My 'new to me' tractor finally arrived last Thursday and I finally got a chance to post some pictures. I put a few hours on it the last couple of evenings digging a hole to use as a burn pit to get rid of a junk pile. There are pictures of the tractor, the pile of dirt I dug with it, and one...

I have an opportunity to purchase a 2001 Zetor 4341 4X4 with loader that has 312 hours on it. The only tractor I have owned so far is a 1975 MF150 2WD that I inherited from my father. I need a 4X4 to safetly mow some of my steep land and a loader to do cleanup and I will eventually be cutting...

Hello everyone my name is Tony and I live in WV. I have been reading on this blog for a couple of years now as I have had tractor fever for a while but not the ability to purchase. I must say that I really enjoy reading these posts, the wealth of knowledge is unbelievable. I own 72 acres that...