Recent content by Mr. Ugly

Progress?

I'll look into the shingles vaccine. I have a couple of friends that have had it and it sounded rough. SGKent, I was under the false impression that using treated wood would prevent termite damage. After some timely research, I now know that's not the case. I figure I could dig out the...

Project costs were about $350 and it took me three days to complete. As you can see I’m no carpenter, but I’m proud of my work. Last picture is of a little critter that greeted me while I was cleaning up my mess. I think it’s a chicken snake. Happy building GJ’ers! Charlie

Thanks Mmfh, yes I may enclose later on and add my commpressor to keep noise down in my shop.

Next I installed the lathing boards (1 by 4’s) to the rafters. Had to pull them a couple of them up and reposition to get the spacing right. After that I put the tin up and attached them to the lathing boards with screws with washers on them to prevent leaks. I also screwed them in on the...

After getting everything as square as I could I set the beam. I made the beam out of two 2 by 6’ with a piece plywood sandwiched in the middle. I used an 8” long ¾ inch lag screw to attach the beam to the corner posts. I used an impact wrench to screw it in, which was a big help. <a...

I’ve got cypress siding on the house and shop and had to figure out how to get the surface flush to attach the rafters. I decided to nail pieces of 1 by 6 to get a flush surface. <a href="http://s1066.photobucket.com/albums/u407/roadking106/?action=view&current=012.jpg" target="_blank"><img...

Decided to go with a 8’ by 12’ lean to minimize cutting. Set the 4’ by 6’ by 12’ posts 10’ apart to allow for overhang. Set the posts about 3’ deep and put a bag and a half of concrete in each post hole. Used my 1 by 4 lathing boards to help keep the posts level while the concrete set up...

Well a couple of weeks ago I came down with chicken pox. Weird deal for a 40 year old to get chicken pox but I've been traveling for work and think I got it on a plane. So after all the itching, fever and general malaise, I had some time on my hands before the doc would let me go back to work...

Your place is looking great. All that work and now you get to use it, congrats. All the best on your new addition to the family.

HSpencer, I've thought about enclosing the carport, but like you said, I just wouldn't have enough room to get in and out of my vehicles. My plan is to pour a slab on the south side (right side in pic#1) and put a roof on that someday.....someday. thanks for the kind words, lowbucktruck

Your place looks great. Good place to work and entertain, can't beat that.

Those fans serve a dual purpose down here, cooling and blowing the mosquitos off of you. I scored the inclinometer from an antique store for $20, it's marked 1942, so I figure it might have seen action. It's one of my favorite treasures. I served 6 years in the Navy (88-94) and don't recall...

good eye, quititman, that's my attic access, I'll get some more pics for you, though it's only a trap door.

Thank you sir. I think the car in the pic is a early 50's Mercury, publicity poster from a car/kulture event in Houston.