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Insulation and more insulation. Foam insulation is insanely expensive so I have alerts set up on Craigslist and I’m constantly browsing Facebook Marketplace for leftover building materials. With two more loads this past week my collection totals 3,400+ sq. ft. of 2.5”, 640 sq. ft. of 1.5”...

LBC is great! As rough as Murphy Ave. appears, it’s a treasure chest of businesses. If anyone in Atlanta is in need of cardboard boxes or packaging materials I suggest Cut Rate Box Co. next door to LBC. I’ve had clutches built at Clutch Specialties too. I used to live in an industrial space...

That is a great question! I’ll ask when she gets back from walking them. Then she’s feeding her Argentine Tegu and cleaning the mice cages. Hopefully that answered your question lol! Like they say—keep your friends close and enemies closer? Thanks! The original plan was to drive (4) threaded...

Whew, good thing they aren’t poisonous or I’d really be in trouble. ...but they are venomous. Disclaimer: Don't play with wildlife or you could get get injured or even killed. The information age of Youtube, LiveLeak, and Reddit has taught most of us this lol! Sent from my iPhone using...

Custom Mailbox A simple box on a post would be too easy right?! I’ve always wanted a large locking mailbox and finally found one on Facebook Marketplace for $50—offered $40 and the seller accepted. The Architectural Mailboxes Oasis Jr. with a regular price of $148.99 at Home Depot—got it...

They became super docile. It’s been two weeks since I caught them and they’re just noodle kittens that get into everything lol! One of them had a minor medical issue that I wanted to treat before releasing [together] so they became accustomed to me handling them, putting them in warm bath...

Ever hold a bicycle fork and spin the wheel? Now imagine that gyro sensation while using a pitchfork and suddenly wood chips are flying. That’s the result of accidentally stabbing a 5’ black rat snake that was coiled up beneath the surface. Once I got a pillow case over it’s head so it would...

Once the spring rains subsided I was able to get out and clean up more. After two more burns I have officially mowed to all four corners, an accomplishment I wasn’t sure when I’d ever get to lol! Unfortunately one of my neighbors cleared his property over the winter so I lost a bit of privacy...

For the first time in a year and a half of ownership, I was finally able to use the 30’x40’ garage to work on a vehicle. The cold and rain is a great motivator for organizing—especially when you have a seized caliper on your work vehicle! The garage was originally full of junk and trash before...

The buildings total 4,900 sq. ft. but with only 10-20’ setbacks required they were placed near the back property lines giving as much room out front as possible—thus making it appear larger. My girlfriend grew up at race tracks, works on her own cars, is a photographer, and has lived in...

I started with a 150 point car, 2.5x hp with an engine swap, front suspension and brakes from a different car, rear end from another and it was going to be 2,200 lbs with 280hp totaling 480 points. Then the rules changed before the build was done and it shot up to 5,000 points overnight hahaha...

Not much interior progress to post but finally had a couple days without rain allowing me to clear debris and underbrush in the SE corner. I knew if I didn’t clear it soon it will be spring and completely overgrown again lol! Once I cut the saplings, remove the rotten 36” tree that fell years...

Thank you! I’ll give them a ring. I would love to get the door operating by the spring! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Even more amazing! Chad’s new pictures were incredible too—I’m sure he won’t mind if you post them here! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I do have a mouse and it loves to runs down the full length of the seal at the bottom of the 48’ hangar door [emoji23]. Measures 0.15” so it’s probably 5/32” / 8 gauge. The cable/wire rope I’ve found so far in that size I don’t feel is high enough strength. I did try contacting a hangar door...

The door was closed with one of the four cables broken when I got the place but I was able to open it using the electric motor with the help of a chain hoist. Getting it back down was a blast because it was bound up and I ended up burning up the switch. I had to cut the remaining cables to...

Interior update. Through all my non-stop scavenging for materials, I’ve come across a number of game changers the past few weeks! The first big score was 2,300 sq. ft. of NEW 2 1/2” polyiso insulation leftover from a grocery store remodel. The second score was 1,200 sq. ft. of pegboard...

Thanks for the pics!! That place is perfect and exactly what I want to build between my two semi-trailer containers. Eventually I’ll clear out the dilapidated pole shed that’s joining the two and and build something similar making it u-shaped with a courtyard in the center. There’s already a...

Glad you like it! Hopefully this thread will help others on both what to do and what not to do during a budget cleanup and build-out! I found the camper about 2 months before I planned to move out of my rental. We agreed on a delivered price and it was another month before that ball got...

Technically “Salad Shooters” but good eye on being the 9.5”! I have a full set of rears I was going to put on a Volvo 240 wagon safari build but put a bunch of projects aside to work on the property. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk