Remodeling

Would I rather be riding than moving a brick wall a few feet? Yes...
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Better idea of where the door will be now!PXL_20210710_222553375.jpg

Feeling old after this beating.
 
:hello: ERIC: Looks really good. I now have time to get back to my new shed after our 8 day trip to PA. We went to PA to put my Wife's Mother Helen 96 and her two Sons Mike 67 and Ron 58 in their finial resting place in Northern Cambria PA. All three died within a year of each other. Now we can get back to our lifes. Today I built two of the three shelves on the East wall in the shed. The top one is 11' 4"x 2' deep and the bottom one is 10'x 3' deep. Time spent about 7 hours. When I was in LOWES this morning I noticed lumber prices are starting to go down OSB is about $12 a sheet less than a month ago. 20210719_125446[1].jpg 20210719_125635[1].jpg 20210719_172017[1].jpg
 
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:hello: Today I put up more shelves. On the West wall I installed a 7 foot wide 12 inches deep floating shelve between the two longer/deeper ones. On the North wall I put a 9 foot 8 inch long 16 inch deep shelve. On the East wall I installed a 8 foot long 12 inch deep shelve between the longer/deeper ones. Time spent about 9 hours. I'm hoping to be done with the inside of the shed by July 30 th. That includes electrical and paint. 20210721_200701[1].jpg 20210721_120013[1].jpg 20210721_130939[1].jpg 20210721_200732[1].jpg 20210721_200856[1].jpg 20210721_200841[1].jpg 20210721_200807[1].jpg
 
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:hello:Today I put up three more shelves. On the North wall I put a 40 inch wide 12 inch deep shelve between the compressor room and the long shelve. On the South wall I installed two floating shelves next to the door. They are 32 inches long and 16 inches deep. Time spent about four hours. 20210722_161032[1].jpg 20210722_161415[1].jpg 20210722_161311[1].jpg 20210722_161403[1].jpg
 
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Getting ready for gravel. Flattening the top part directly in front of the house is tricky. May need to do some manual labor on that part. Gravel truck broke down and I'm in the que when it gets repaired. $22/ton +$75 delivery vs $38/ton +$75 delivery from everyone else, even 2 mi down the street. I'll wait it out and get the 9t for $300 then probably top the 2b limestone with 9t of limestone fines. That will be enough to take care of the whole driveway. They can't tailgate the fines so that will be loader work.
 
Is any of the area between the tractor and the car fill? Remember, you only need 3'-4' of driveway to get bikes in the basement, who puts cars in their garage??:)
 
No, the fill is in the distance where the black car is parked. My 66 mustang will have a spot and it's possible that the tractor will share the space with the bikes. I saw a mouse scurry from under the tractor when I was grading the drive. Can't have critters eating my wires. I thought my 79 firebird would make the cut and sit along the back wall but it may have to stay where it is for now.

It will be nice not to have to weasel the bikes through the man door.
 
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:hello: When in High School (1977) I helped a friend Johnny Z. redo his 66 mustang ($400). He still owns it. We installed a 289 along with a 4 speed. Painted it cuda green with black cuda striping and a black cuda hood scoop. 20210723_190659.jpg
 
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Gravel tomorrow! I added some more earth and leveled in front of the door. All tractor work, no rake yet. The orange line is for the truck to follow when tailgating. I'll have him dump heavy until he is out of the U-turn then run it out down the driveway. I will spread it in front of the door and into the parking area to the left of the bend. I graded a swale to the right of the line so all my new gravel don't fill with silt.
 
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After tailgating 9 ton, he did a nice job spreading it. It never spreads as far as you would like. I was on the horn calling for another load as he was leaving. I will take the box blade to it this evening and see exactly what I am working with.
 
:hello: Looks good. When in High School 1973 to 77 I worked in the Summer and on Weekends for a friends Dad paving driveways. Worse job ever.
 
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9 more ton. He had some power wires to contend with so he left a pile past the oak. Got some spreading to do.
 
:hello: Are you putting gravel all the way to your tractor. Is that fire wood under that green tarp. Do you have a fire place.
 
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Better picture. Small straight out from the house. I think I may go for 1 more load of 2b to make it thicker in front of the house, make the top section wider and the bottom part didn't get any fresh gravel. I may go for a load of fines on top of that new section of driveway to tighten it up.

I have a wood stove in the basement, yup that's about a years worth under those tarps.
 
Thanks, living in the woods has its benefits and challenges. I like it a lot more than living in a sub division. There is a housing boom in my township and I couldn't afford to buy into any of the new single family homes being built. Well maybe I could afford it if I choose to be house poor. They are all custom builds going for big bucks. Lots of townhouses going for $350k and up...
 
:hello: How close is your nearest neighbor. Is that a field across the road from your property. Is their any sub divisions going in near you. We have a huge one near me that is going to have 3,000 plus homes going up. Starting price around 260 K for a 1600 square foot, three bedroom, two bath, two car garage on a 100 foot by 100 foot lot.
 
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