Recent content by tintin

The 'workshop' was handed over to the wife to use as a studio. The large 4 x 8 door was intended for motorcycles to pass through easily while still being a regular door, and the height of the floor is just about exactly the same as the bed of my truck to load / unload bikes, but alas...

Finished trimming the windows, picked up a free Coke fridge for some shelving in the toolshed and wrapped it up for the winter a few weeks back. Now I'm just keeping an eye on things over the winter with my trail camera. Pretty good setup - a Reolink camera on an LTE SIM card. No monthly...

Early fall is about the best time to work outside on projects like this so I wrapped up the siding and just need to finish trimming the large windows. Time for new motorcycles too. Gave the old bobber project to a friend, sold my '75 BMW and the DRZ and picked up a thoroughly modern Tuareg.

Wrapped things up a few weeks back. Turning it into a proper space to hang out in. Installed 3/4" solid birch hardwood to match what I put in the main cabin a few years back. Had the propane tank dropped in and found a 2nd hand Jotul 160 fireplace for it. Bolted the door closed (working on a...

The panels get completely encased in snow and ice on the roof. I’ve never done anything for them. I make sure the batteries are fully charged and then disconnect them from both the charge controller and inverter to isolate them. They freeze up and last the winter with no issues. They remain...

Funny how getting an opening fully wrapped up in siding finishes things off. All the massive windows are flashing taped with 'G Tape' and the drip cap is on. It wraps around over both the large side windows and across the entire front of the building. Protects the windows and allows me the...

I’ll be removing the stairs and building that area out, flashing it and put the stairs back on. Waiting on some custom profile drip cap for over the windows before I can continue in that direction and around the front of the building.

Getting the hemlock reverse board and batten up.

Compacted crushed limestone going in the carport area (20 x 13) today. I'm using those garage door screens to enclose the carport and will put some sidewalk pavers down to create a workspace for the bikes - oil changes etc. The wife has taken over the 'studio' - the 320 sq ft was sort of...

Oh and importantly final inspection is complete and the permit closed a few weeks back, so no more nosy building inspectors. He didn't care about the lack of landing at the top of the stairs or not having a railing. It's an 'accessory' building, not a sleeping cabin so there are fewer rules...

Standing seam roof, soffit and fascia is all done. Should outlast me and my offspring. Got a good deal on a 100 inch DC motor ceiling fan and squeezed a ping pong table in for my wife who decided we need to start playing. Next step is flashing the windows and siding. I'm planning on board on...

Baby Dream - the 1966 160cc CA95. There's a 1973 ST90 in a pic further up the page and I'm bringing another project out from the city as well. It needs wiring but then should be ready to run and maybe even stop.

Roofing has been contracted and hopefully will be done in the next few weeks. Threw some stairs on and got the permit closed, so now I'm free to do as I please. Ran an ethernet cable out to it and a long extension cord, so I'm working from the new 'office' now. 100 inch ceiling fan is on the...

"Carport" framing is near complete after one day of work this season. Should wrap it up with sheathing and blueskin next weekend. Getting about 12 x 20 feet of exterior covered storage from this which will be nice to tuck motorcycles in under etc. Might close it in a bit between the posts at...

Got up one last time to winterize the solar etc. and hauled some more stuff up to the 'shed'. Should be a nice place to work come spring with a few things finished and a propane heater installed. Planning on a proper direct-vent wall mounted heater for here plumbed to a portable tank or two...