AZ ranch

[3Ts]

We didn't think we had very many bugs here so we opened all the doors and windows (no screens on the doors). After about a half hour, we had about a million flies inside and it took us 3 days to get rid of all of them. So, we'll be putting screen doors on, but the french door will be a problem, we're thinking about a screen curtain for inside the house (kinda like a sheer curtain). We could do an in-swing screen door, but it just doesn't sound like it would look right or work very well. The other option is to screen the entire porch which we are considering and that would solve an additional problem of birds building nests in the beams.

 

[GLyford]

I second your thought of screening the porch. I have several friends and neighbors who have screened porches, and the break from flies and mosquitoes is welcome.

I took it one step further with mine, and made it 3 season.

 

[dlctcg]

Another option if you have (or install) an out-swing door is a completely retractable screen that mounts to the interior... they are not the cheapest but they work well & are completely out of the way when not in use... I helped my brother install 2 on their place.. I believe his were from Jeld- Wen.

 

[dstig1]

Yeah if you need a screen, then you will either need to go inswing or sliding, realistically

 

[jonathco]

Bo, I just recently discovered this thread and read through all 120 + pages of it over the last week. I am thoroughly impressed and have truly enjoyed watching the progress you've made. Thank you for sharing this adventure with us!

-Jon

 

[BoFuller]

Bo, I just recently discovered this thread and read through all 120 + pages of it over the last week. I am thoroughly impressed and have truly enjoyed watching the progress you've made. Thank you for sharing this adventure with us!

-Jon

Thanks.

I need to go back myself to see what i have been through.

 

[BoFuller]

All joists are up. Time for flooring.

 

[EddieWalker]

That's a huge change!!!! You've been killing it.

 

[dstig1]

Lookin' good! :thumbsup: Always fun working on building a platform way up in the air, isn't it?

 

[BoFuller]

Always a lot going on. I have about 2/3 of the flooring upstairs done. When I ran out of 2x6s, then I switched to the stairs, pouring a pad under them, and another one 6 feet away. Instead of a sidewalk, I decided to go with a boardwalk. I have 2 of the 3 pads poured but now I am sidetracked as my neighbor and I work on the roads.

 

[EddieWalker]

Are you collecting rain water in a storage tank? It took me a minute to figure out what that brown pipe was for on the side of your house.

 

[BoFuller]

Are you collecting rain water in a storage tank? It took me a minute to figure out what that brown pipe was for on the side of your house.

Yes, I have a tank on each side of the house for collection. Currently it is just for landscaping but I might get a filtration system someday to use it inside.

 

[jonathco]

Yes, I have a tank on each side of the house for collection. Currently it is just for landscaping but I might get a filtration system someday to use it inside.

Place is looking great, Bo! Regarding rain; how much rain do you typically get out there?

 

[BoFuller]

Place is looking great, Bo! Regarding rain; how much rain do you typically get out there?

Thanks! On average we get about 14 inches a year, with most of it coming in August.

 

[jonathco]

Thanks! On average we get about 14 inches a year, with most of it coming in August.

That is actually more than I thought you get out there. Here in Michigan, we average 32 inches a year. I imagine you cork up as much as you can, when it does rain!

 

[BoFuller]

I finished the floor upstairs and then started the railing. Then I went to get my 4 grandsons for a 2 week stay, so any further work is on hold.

It was a challenge eating those 16 foot rim joists up there by myself.

 

[BoFuller]

I had also completed the boardwalk before the grandson visit.

 

[3Ts]

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I had also completed the boardwalk before the grandson visit.

I'm wondering what the boardwalk is made of.
I'm thinking it could be the pressure treated pine which (in the west) comes brown, or since you're in the desert it could be regular pine that's been stained. Either one then had a top coat of something put on.

 

[EddieWalker]

How old are your grandsons? Are they old enough to put to work? You could be done with this project in a week!!!

 

[BoFuller]

I'm wondering what the boardwalk is made of.
I'm thinking it could be the pressure treated pine which (in the west) comes brown, or since you're in the desert it could be regular pine that's been stained. Either one then had a top coat of something put on.

Pressure treated with a coat of varathane