Between 705 & 1200 SQ/FT The Texas Barn in PA

[fouckhest]

I was in Austin last summer and certainly enjoyed my fare share of "Yellow Rose," definitely my favorite TX beer!

 

[madison069]

I was in Austin last summer and certainly enjoyed my fare share of "Yellow Rose," definitely my favorite TX beer!

Never had it. But it sound good with grapefruit, pineapple, and blueberry flavor in it as per what I read.

 

[madison069]

Cody, I have a much, much older version of those clamps, but they are a just a squared, U-shaped piece of metal with a threaded fastener using a thumbscrew and the end that goes into the line has a rubber tip on it. Hard to explain, but I've had them for several decades and use them for brake lines as well as transmission lines and have worked very well, but not quite as convenient as the grip style you have.




Bingo Cody. The air is being pulled around the threads of the bleeder. Not a big deal because the air is not entering the actual system itself. Just more of a note to self when this is taking place.

I found those metal thumb screw ones and I see what you mean, I like the spring clamps since it’s faster but just have to line it up properly.

Soon I’ll be bleeding the lines again, I’ll probably try the silicon grease idea as I’d like to make sure it’s 100% bleed. Also will try to activate the ABS bleed process, you ever used the Forscan software on the laptop? Seems Forscan is highly valued for anything Ford related.

 

[Gordonjuan]

But I do alternate between Shinerbock and Yuengling as the primary relaxing by the fire beer.

Sounds like you're becoming the perfect Texas-PA blend!

I just rediscovered your thread and am enjoying it. Currently in Houston (5+ years), but heading back to central PA, hopefully soon. Friends and family are in and from western PA. I've spent a lot of time there over the years and really like it. Hopefully you're adjusting to it!

 

[txvwnut]

I used to get Yuengling "delivered" to me before it became available in Texas.

 

[fouckhest]

Never had it. But it sound good with grapefruit, pineapple, and blueberry flavor in it as per what I read.

I'm an IPA guy, don't like the super high IBU/super hoppy variants, Yellow Rose is fantastic, they call it a "SMASH" Single Malt and Single Hop, it is very drinkable smooth beer

Also, funny about Yuengling, growing up I never heard of it, finally tried it in college, but it was never sold in Ohio due to some long standing beef, or so the story goes, but it was a forbidden fruit! The PA people used to bring it back as a treat, then I moved to SC and it was the $2 beer at every bar

 

[cccoltsicehockey]

Yea it’s part of my upbringing I guess. My dad and uncle were Budweiser fans, so they would buy them by the flats unless something was on sell. I started drinking Budweiser but switched to light for calories reason, it pleases the wife.

In Texas we also put lime and salt in our beer so the bud light lime fills the void without having to have fresh lime on hand all the time. Plus it’s a nice after cutting grass beer.

But I do alternate between Shinerbock and Yuengling as the primary relaxing by the fire beer.

My dad is also big on Budweiser. He will drink other stuff, but his first beer every time Penn State plays always has to be a Budweiser still. Shinerbock and Yuengling are great. Even with the craft beer rabbit hole I have taken myself down, you will still always find bottled Yuengling available in my fridge. It just hits a special spot.

 

[madison069]

Sounds like you're becoming the perfect Texas-PA blend!

I just rediscovered your thread and am enjoying it. Currently in Houston (5+ years), but heading back to central PA, hopefully soon. Friends and family are in and from western PA. I've spent a lot of time there over the years and really like it. Hopefully you're adjusting to it!

I don’t envy you down in Houston, with the 100+*F and 90% humidity. I’ve spent some time in Houston back in 2009 for work. I did enjoy the fishing and buying fresh shrimp from the dock.

Buying half a grilled chicken with beans and tortilla from the street vendor near Peachtree St. Houston, Tx. That guy was worth the risk of getting shot for his chicken! Lol


I’ve been in Pa for 16 years now, so I’ve basically adapted to Pa environment. One cool thing about Pa is the history here, so much to see and learn about how US developed.

But Texas is a great state, so much can be found in Texas and never have to leave Tx to find it. Go East for the woods, go southeast for the coast line, go west for the deserts and mountains, go north for the flat plains and windy weather, go south for the Mountains, or go to central Texas for the hill country. Different cultures all through Texas, which is wild as Texas is viewed as a narrow minded state but it’s very diversified in where people came from and their cultures. Only thing you find in Pa is woods and mountains when it comes to landscape, . But Pa has a lot of culture too.

 

[madison069]

I used to get Yuengling "delivered" to me before it became available in Texas.

A buddy of mine that lives down in Albany, Tx said he was able to try Yuengling since it was stocked in the store. He said he’s happy to know there is beer in Pa he would drink when he visits, lol.

 

[madison069]

I'm an IPA guy, don't like the super high IBU/super hoppy variants, Yellow Rose is fantastic, they call it a "SMASH" Single Malt and Single Hop, it is very drinkable smooth beer

Also, funny about Yuengling, growing up I never heard of it, finally tried it in college, but it was never sold in Ohio due to some long standing beef, or so the story goes, but it was a forbidden fruit! The PA people used to bring it back as a treat, then I moved to SC and it was the $2 beer at every bar

I wouldn’t say I’m not a IPA fan but I do tend to shy from it unless I go to a craft beer bar and I try the sample racks they sometime sale. Gives me a chance to try some out til I find one I’ll drink. But maybe that’s the secret, I need to find “SMASH” type beer cause I know so IPA is way too bitter for me.

I heard about that regarding Yuengling beer not being sold outside the state. Guess everyone is doing it now and selling some of their beer out of states.

 

[madison069]

My dad is also big on Budweiser. He will drink other stuff, but his first beer every time Penn State plays always has to be a Budweiser still. Shinerbock and Yuengling are great. Even with the craft beer rabbit hole I have taken myself down, you will still always find bottled Yuengling available in my fridge. It just hits a special spot.

Traditions shall never change!

I’ve tried different beers over the years but I tend to drift back to my younger years and childhood memories. I’ll grab singles if the beer store has something that caught my interest. My wife on the other hands like that dark bitter kind, specially in the winter time. Last time we hit a craft bar, they had a chocolate and peanut butter flavored craft beer she loved.

 

[gearhead1960]

Also, funny about Yuengling, growing up I never heard of it, finally tried it in college, but it was never sold in Ohio due to some long standing beef, or so the story goes, but it was a forbidden fruit! The PA people used to bring it back as a treat, then I moved to SC and it was the $2 beer at every bar

...must be a Greer thing. My brother (he lives in Greer) only drinks Yuengling....

 

[fouckhest]

...must be a Greer thing. My brother (he lives in Greer) only drinks Yuengling....

@gearhead1960 sorry, I meant when I was in college in Ohio you couldnt buy it, this was circa late 90s early 00s, it looks like that has changed. But the story went, something about some politician in Ohio ******* off the owner of Yuegling and he vowed to never sell it in Ohio.....is there truth to that, not sure, but I can attest that I had never seen it in Ohio up until that point.

 

[gearhead1960]

@gearhead1960 sorry, I meant when I was in college in Ohio you couldnt buy it, this was circa late 90s early 00s, it looks like that has changed. But the story went, something about some politician in Ohio ******* off the owner of Yuegling and he vowed to never sell it in Ohio.....is there truth to that, not sure, but I can attest that I had never seen it in Ohio up until that point.

@fouckhest still doesn't change the fact that he can't drink anything else but Yuegling....LOL.

 

[fouckhest]

@fouckhest still doesn't change the fact that he can't drink anything else but Yuegling....LOL.

Funny, I haven't had one in years, might have to go pick up a 6pk lol

 

[madison069]

So, detour back to the garage. I’m working on organizing the materials that I do want to keep. Some of that is the metal I got with the bench. I don’t plan to keep a lot of metal on hand since we do have a metal shop close to the house. So the 8 sticks that I do have need to be stored until I make something with them.

I found that these sticks will fit on the I-beam in the bunker but I want to strap them down and use wood to fill in the void between the metal and strap.

Before I get those quick buckle tie-down straps, does anyone else have an idea for a quick clench and release option that can wrap around the beams?



These are the straps I’m talking about, same straps used for the roof top storage.

 

[fouckhest]

That looks like a good idea, I was thinking about something like this that you could clamp to the bottom, weld a vertical piece on it...but then again, I over complicate everything

 

[SilverJimmy]

That looks like a good idea, I was thinking about something like this that you could clamp to the bottom, weld a vertical piece on it...but then again, I over complicate everything

I like those too. I’m thinking put a couple on the top and a couple on the bottom about a foot from the end of that material in the I-beam. Insert a correct size bolt thru the threaded holes, get some 1” wide 1/8” strap, drill a hole top and bottom and then use wing nuts and flat washers to attach them to these brackets. All you really need and want to do is stop that material from starting to move, let gravity do the rest. Lots easier to keep something from starting to move than to stop it once it starts to move. Hope I’m being clear as mud and you understand, if not, sorry!

 

[madison069]

That looks like a good idea, I was thinking about something like this that you could clamp to the bottom, weld a vertical piece on it...but then again, I over complicate everything

I like those too. I’m thinking put a couple on the top and a couple on the bottom about a foot from the end of that material in the I-beam. Insert a correct size bolt thru the threaded holes, get some 1” wide 1/8” strap, drill a hole top and bottom and then use wing nuts and flat washers to attach them to these brackets. All you really need and want to do is stop that material from starting to move, let gravity do the rest. Lots easier to keep something from starting to move than to stop it once it starts to move. Hope I’m being clear as mud and you understand, if not, sorry!

Yep I understand what y’all are saying and it did get me to thinking about another storage issue I have.

 

[madison069]

A couple of small things was done last night, I know how much it bothered some folks so I got an outlet cover installed on the outlets above the air compressor.


I know the missing drip leg and drain on the air line didn’t bother anyone though.

I got the metal stored up on the I-beam and for now I just used the straps to keep it all from falling down on someone. In the mean time I did order some I beams clamps so more storage solution is coming.


I got this really long stick that is too long to fit on the I-beam so I’ll either need to cut it to fit or find somewhere to put it. I’ll probably find another home for it, just have to remember where it is when the time comes to use it!


I also assembled a weed trimmer that my mother in law ordered from some Temu type website. Let’s just say I’m going to get her a different trimmer that isn’t a death trap. But I was in awe that something like this was being sold online. I thought this was a modification thing only, not a production ready item!

 

[loganb]

You and I have very different definitions of "weeds" if you need a carbide tipped blade to "wack" 'em off! That's insane

 

[fouckhest]

I like the cattle fence rack!

 

[madison069]

You and I have very different definitions of "weeds" if you need a carbide tipped blade to "wack" 'em off! That's insane

I hear ya! This is how it was sold, with the carbide tipped blade and is called a weed wacker. I might keep it for trimming along the shrubs I don't want any more,

 

[madison069]

I like the cattle fence rack!

It is a good way to store stuff off the ground between the beams, I'm just waiting for some metal bed frame to show up on trash day so I can attach the panel to the angle iron to keep the panel from bowing down. Plus, I need to relocate a few of those gun cases somewhere else either in a closet in the house or make another panel storage for them, so the current panel storage isn't over stuffed.

 

[fouckhest]

That stuff is great and super affordable, we use it for fence in the back yard. I also found this metal storage rack photo a while back, its on my list of future projects for when I dont have anything else going on

There isn't much being used, but its a good concept

 

[OutlawDrifter]

I know the missing drip leg and drain on the air line didn’t bother anyone though.

I figured there would be a version 2.0 and so on


That weed whacker is something from a B-Movie horror film!

 

[Xti04]

I have a blade that goes on my Stihl FS 80 trimmer, I was always super scared to use it because I could see it going right thru my ankle. However, there is little to no kickback from it and it cuts very well thru brush and small saplings.

 

[kj_mustang]

Small fry, my gas powered Echo straight shaft has a 8" blade attachment. I have cut lots of stuff with that.

 

[madison069]

I have a blade that goes on my Stihl FS 80 trimmer, I was always super scared to use it because I could see it going right thru my ankle. However, there is little to no kickback from it and it cuts very well thru brush and small saplings.

Small fry, my gas powered Echo straight shaft has a 8" blade attachment. I have cut lots of stuff with that.

One design issue I have is the arbor shaft for the blade is basically a m6 bolt/nut with a couple of small keys. The other issue is my MIL is 70 and she’s not the most balanced person. Most of her trimming will be against concrete walls and stone, so I can see this causing some damage when she hits those stones.

My wife told her about my concerns, but the MIL is adamant about using this trimmer she bought. I’m going to talk to her and present to her another battery trimmer with easy to refill string head. Basically those slide a string in these two hole to hold the string in til you wear it down. I’m hoping by adapting the wheels and the easy string head on a dewalt, she will use it. Or I’ll get her a short ryobi trimmer if the dewalt proves to be too long for her and adapt the two items onto it.

 

[madison069]

Thanks @loganb , since I pulled the pressure washer out to clean a mower to sell I figured why not.

Those why not get me sometimes. Two hours later and I had the retaining wall, front driveway, stairs, short sidewalk, and grilling area pressured clean.







The surface cleaner attachment does ok, got the grunt of the stuff off. In person the streaks aren’t seen, but in the photos it looks streaky to me. It was coated with moss and grim pretty good along the retaining walls and so on. I’ll probably spray it with some mold remover I have and clean it again before I seal the driveway.

 

[loganb]

Glad I could help!

 

[madison069]

With the weather being nice, and I want to keep clearing the garage out, I set my sight on the shed. With the help of the youngest we removed the doors, door trim that was rough and not holding the doors up, removed the corner trims, and replaced the rotted bottom 10” of sheathing.

Here is the starting point.

Door and trim removed.




I also leveled the shed, it was very low in the back left corner by 5”. There was concrete pavers and crushed stones under the shed so I stacked the concrete blocks on top. I got 6 points of contact now under the shed.

Here is the youngest painting.


I put the 2x4 on these rebar chairs I bought for the garage floor, worked well for the painting project.


Got the 10” of the lower sheath off.


New pressure treated wood to fill in the rotted wood.


And here is the stopping point where the shed is wrapped.


Weather permitted I’ll get the door frame beefed up and trimmed out, then start the vinyl siding to match the Texas Barn.

 

[cccoltsicehockey]

Is the outlet for the compressor switched up in the garage, or do you just let the compressor be powered at all times so it is always full?

 

[madison069]

Is the outlet for the compressor switched up in the garage, or do you just let the compressor be powered at all times so it is always full?

You would think I had the sense to think of that at the time, but unfortunately other than the breaker that’s the only switch in the garage for it. I usually leave the light on in the bunker to remind myself to switch the air off at night, so I flip the switch on the compressor for now. I was hoping to do something smart so I wouldn’t have to run wires. You have a suggestion from the smart home auto system world? Just something simple without a subscription?

 

[cccoltsicehockey]

You would think I had the sense to think of that at the time, but unfortunately other than the breaker that’s the only switch in the garage for it. I usually leave the light on in the bunker to remind myself to switch the air off at night, so I flip the switch on the compressor for now. I was hoping to do something smart so I wouldn’t have to run wires. You have a suggestion from the smart home auto system world? Just something simple without a subscription?

No subscription, yes. Simple, I don't know as much. Turning the breaker off might be the simplest in the end for you, but it just won't have any control for you incase you forget.

You can easily do a Z-Wave motor control but you would need a Z-Wave controller like SmartThings or Home Assistant to control it. I am not sure if anyone makes one that is wifi controllable. There are several different 20amp + options in this area. I plan to use a 40amp appliance zwave hardwire switch since I will be doing a 5hp compressor on a 30amp ciricuit. I plan to use a battery operated remote switch in my shop and garage area where there will be air lines to be able to turn it on and off. This will also allow me to set it up to turn the circuit off in case I forget when I run my bedtime routine. One of the other reasons I want this control is because I have heard about runaway compressor motors and things running for a long time if you are away and something goes wrong.

 

[madison069]

Was able to get three sides sided, just missing the very top section on the two short sides. I need the table saw out for those two pieces.

Stopping here today.






Luckily I’m using up all of my short pieces from the Texas barn. Soon I’ll have mostly all long pieces.

That’s it for today.

 

[Jayman17]

That shed is looking much better!

 

[madison069]

That shed is looking much better!

Thanks!

Hoping today I can get the front sided, but I need to do some caulking and paint touch up on the wood trim before I complete the siding. I should have done it last night, but I was running out of steam.
Door hardware is coming in tomorrow and Thursday, so I need to go get the lumber to build the doors. After the outside is done, the shed is going to get a purge and cleaning before I paint the inside the same light gray color as the Texas Barn interior.

 

[fouckhest]

Nice dress up on that shed! That really transformed that thing!

 

[cccoltsicehockey]

Big improvement on the shed and it looks great matching the barn.