Skylight?I miss hanging out in the old barn in the rain. Even if a house has a steel roof, there are way to many layers below you dont get the awesome.sound.
That barn makes me feel cold now just looking at it.
Skylight?I miss hanging out in the old barn in the rain. Even if a house has a steel roof, there are way to many layers below you dont get the awesome.sound.
Rain on plastic or glass doesnt sound great.Skylight?
That barn makes me feel cold now just looking at it.
I got used to the pitter patter of tiny droplets on it. You could always put an awning over a sliding glass door, and sit nearby.Rain on plastic or glass doesnt sound great.
We did same, better quality is les expensive in the long run. Our dog is full time 4WD with studs - she scratches my garage floor when she launches. Cheap carpet would last a few months.Yeah, we splurged on the carpet and went with the “Guaranteed to survive everything short of a ground zero nuclear blast” option. I don’t wish to replace it for again hopefully until we retire and sell the house...and we’ll assess if it needs to be done again at that point to make it marketable. That’s probably another 15-20 years out so I won’t let it concern me much in the meantime.
My brother in law is a farmer, he had 19th century barns in great working order -- tore both down to put up modern steel industrial boxes. As a city slicker I looked into those barns and saw the nostalgia of a 150 year old solid structure built by pioneers entirely from trees cleared from farm.Great to see that barn getting tidied up and having a new life. As a former farm kid I feel some connection to rural properties and it hurts my heart to see so many formerly beautiful barns allowed to fall down neglected.
I thought the code issues were due to confined space. Obviously you wont be breathing the air in a 6" deep pit. Not sure about combustible vapour pool though. My garage has a staircase down that should be much worse than your proposed pit.With a single car garage I wondered about a mini pit just big a deep enough to have a bike lift sitting flush. Trip hazard?? Legal??
Pressure treated framing, non-pressure treated decking?Not as exciting as some of your projects, but spent the weekend with my dad up at the cottage building a wood storage shed. Had a few trees come down the last few years, and just cut down a 70-90ft tree.
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Size is 8x6x8 (front) and will be putting up shingles next weekend as we ran out of energy and time before the snow started yesterday.
LoL everyone asks that. Dad's decision. His cottage, his decision. I think we should've just all PT wood but he wanted it this way. Said it's because it's not touch the ground...but neither are any of the other pieces.Pressure treated framing, non-pressure treated decking?
Not as exciting as some of your projects, but spent the weekend with my dad up at the cottage building a wood storage shed. Had a few trees come down the last few years, and just cut down a 70-90ft tree.
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Size is 8x6x8 (front) and will be putting up shingles next weekend as we ran out of energy and time before the snow started yesterday.
I wouldn't pull them up now. Once lumber becomes part of a project, it stays there until it dies. Yes, the floor may get soft in five years, deal with it then. A lot depends on how the wood is piled and whether leaves blow in and keep the floor wet.LoL everyone asks that. Dad's decision. His cottage, his decision. I think we should've just all PT wood but he wanted it this way. Said it's because it's not touch the ground...but neither are any of the other pieces.
EDIT: Easy enough to change if it starts rotting, and then replace with PT. Might talk to him and rip it out next weekend before we start putting wood on. I need 2x4s here at home anyway and will find use for those.
Good call! Thanks! That's the main reason I stayed...he's 67...still thinks he can build the world on his own but I'm not comfortable having him up 8ft in the air without anyone around.We toll away at what we must. Good job helping Dad.
I will just leave this here tho as nobody gets to post stuff without being critiqued....
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Good call! Thanks! That's the main reason I stayed...he's 67...still thinks he can build the world on his own but I'm not comfortable having him up 8ft in the air without anyone around.
The man's got more energy than I do....and 1,000,000x more skill level than I do. So learning something new, spending time with dad, chilling at the cottage....only negative is the kids and wife stayed home...but I slept all night! WIN-WIN!Heh heh heh.....
67 isnt old.....
Wait....my kids have been helping me alot more lately.....
Also: The hinged feet should be up, while on dirt or grass. As they are, they're good on a solid surface.We toll away at what we must. Good job helping Dad.
I will just leave this here tho as nobody gets to post stuff without being critiqued....
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