Recent content by Jettback50

Thanks. The building behind is a very rickety RV stall that Dallas doesn't think will last the winter. On the side is a lean-to that was attached to the rotting fascia. That is held now with a few salvage measures. The plan is to build the building in the back into the roofline of the garage...

After a bit of drying out prepped the new fascia board for paint and spent almost the whole day until after sundown sanding down the gable end and patching to save it. Know I saved money but not sure it was worth it. Looks good at this point but will still need to be prepped and sanded at...

Thanks. I am trying. Saved the old fuse box for some sort of art project, maybe a light, cause the penny thing is really playing with fate. Here is the part where I started to get help. Found a contractor because he was a car guy and happened to sell him a vintage shop press. After more...

Next on the plate is to jack this thing up! Get the weight off the crumbling south wall and cut out the rot. To do this a top plate is mounted about 4ft inboard of the wall so there is room to work on the wall to be removed and then use a pair of beam jacks. Steel tubes with a sleeve at one...

Someone had nailed a finish board across the sill all the way down. It was a little rotten but it was hiding the lumber that had turned into dirt. So as a catch up on this thread, here is what she looked like last winter...earlier this year.

So here we are. Didn't realize how long it has been since the last post. Been busy all around the property and trying to make money to keep this whole thing alive! Last year, had the old roof pulled off and disposed of because we thought there might be asbestos shingles. Turns out there was...

The Colossal Rack is no the same type. I have contacted several people at Menards and they will not ship or drop ship components. jnost I will send you a note about shipping.

I have Gorilla Rack and need one more end piece. Anyone from the Midwest willing to ship a 17" x 72" end frame to WA?

Did finish up the loft, railing, and even a load door. Spent a little extra time to get a bit artistic. Like how it came out. Don't get a chance to use this style on the house so it is a nice change. Had a crazy blast of weather over the last month and now snow! Bet the 'islander' was...

Found this little guy up in the rafters under a bunch of other stuff. A hold over from the hoedown days. Rope pull with wheels to pull the tikes around.

Once the floor was down started on a railing. This was the prototype. Very secure but too short to feel safe when moving around up top. Wanted it to be low enough to have light and pass larger items over the side. Decided on going with more of a "code-based" railing, which is min 36" tall...

It is in the plan. Once I get all the structure repaired and weather-tight. Think it will help. Yes, would like to find out more about that! You know it! Still here just moved south. Same year Chev truck but this is a CST. Haven't seen you for a while. We need to get together when you...

Thanks for all the comments. Here are a few of the Skylark.

It is a 1962 Buick Skylark barn find. Hope to have time to get to it soon.

Came across a cool find at the last swap meet. Gaffer's ties for rigging on movie sets. These came from 20th Century Fox in Hollywood and were used up until the 1960's. Best idea so far is to turn them into drawer pulls but I would like to have more of them cast. Have to see if I can find...