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 This is the first
Arial picture I ever took of our
newly acquired acre lot next to Fergie's Field. It's the one on the end you can't
pick out 'cause it's not cleared yet!
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 We had the land cleared then rented a backhoe to finish
the site prep. I couldn't spell backhoe much less operate one, but I'm a quick
study. That's me sitting on the roll bar. After
a few more courses, I hired the rest out. I still struck the joints though.
Here the sliding door is hung from roller channel anchored to the top plate.
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The foundation's down, the blocks are four
coarse high. I'm doing a good job laying the block but it's taking me forever
because I've never laid block before.
I've got
the trusses built and standing on pressure treated 2X10's to keep them off the slab.
Here's the
front wall, it's ready to be set. It was the last frame to be built and the first to
be sat on the walls. The door opening is six feet high.
The
finished building. The dimensions are 27'8"X37'8" and stands 18 ft high.
The first floor has an inside head clearance of 10ft due to the truss design.
The weather was
a real concern because It took a while for me to build these trusses. I used a lot
of six mil plastic.
The crane
just pulled away and the trusses are up. Oh yea, I still drive that 74 El Camino
today. Wish we still had that Charger though!
Now
it's time to build the house. But that's another link!