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We're dealing with the same thing. We've moved up to our cabin in the foothills full time and the water has gotten worse. Probably all the aditional usage since we were only here a couple weekends a month prior. We have a green sand and a calcite filter setup for water coming in to the house...

I agree - I did the slab the same size as the building so the metal sheeting hangs down below the grade. After it was installed I went around the interior of the building along the floor with clear silicone to help seal it up. With the rains this week, I'm still seeing some water get in along...

I had a bunch of 2x6 cutoffs from the basement buildout so I spent an hour making little pieces of wood into littler pieces of wood...kindling for the woodstove.

Just read through the whole thread. Really enjoy following along on your journey. It's projects like yours that encourage me (and I'm sure others) to take on tasks we otherwise wouldn't. Keep up the good work, looking forward to the progress

I've run the wi I've run the wiring but left the boxes hanging for now. I'll want them flush with the wall as well so will probably end up doing something similar. Was going to go with 3/4 tongue and groove plywood, but with OSB being about 20.00 per sheet cheaper, I might do that and just...

picked up and cleaned up my father in laws drill press. It's been sitting in the back shop since he passed in 2012....had to put new cords to and from the power switch, the old ones were cracked and brittle...

LOVE the old XJs and thats a really clean looking one!

Thanks, Thanks - I'll dig through that... My vertical posts are actually 3' o.c. I was thinking they were 4' and I would just screw to them, but that's not going to work. In digging around, it looks like home depot has 1x3x8 furring strips for a little over 2 bucks each. The metal hat channel...

nice space!

Hello all, I've had my 32x30 building up since this summer and am now wrapping up the wiring. (2x2 square steel tube not red iron) sunset ridge shop build I'm planning on doing 1/2" plywood 8' up on the walls and leaving the remaining wall and ceiling area unfinished. My thought is to use...

I still don't have power to the building, but today I installed some high bay lights in the main bay. I wired it using MC cable over to the light switch. I'll run cable from the switch to where the panel is going to be, but for now I made a romex pigtail with a plug. That way I can run an...

Good point, I guess that definitely would help. I do want to learn to weld, but that will be a small portion of the use of the building. Mainly woodworking, vehicle/equipment maintenance and repair, puttering, beer drinking...general fiddle farting around....

Once again it's been a while between posts, life continues to be busier than planned. I've almost finished interior wiring and am looking for interior wall ideas. I'm thinking of rigid foam insulation and 19/32 plywood. Would probably only go up 8' for entire interior. Sq tubing is about 30"...

We heat our 800sf basement with a wood stove. For us it works because we have land and trees so free fuel. It probably not ideal for limited time use due to the time it takes to warm the space, the effort and mess. I personally love it, but ours rarely goes out in the winter... I had one on the...

I feel your pain. We used to make the 3 hour drive every weekend and now we finally live here full time. The work we did on the weekends made moving up here possible. Good for you putting in the work! At the end of every work day, I'd walk in and say, "I'll have my usual dear"....(2 tylenol, 1...

Got a batch of cheese in the smoker....its finally cool enough outside to fire up the cold- smoker...

Looks like fun....following along

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Hello all, Well, it's been a long time since I've posted. I tell people I'm not retired....just tired... Moving up here full time has been an amazing experience, but with the list of projects, I've been really busy. Both the front and back decks were the original Trex and had failed pretty...

Progress has been slow, but life has been busy. This will be my last week of full time employment as we move to the hills full time. I'm lining up some part time work for once we move up, but with the bay area house sold and everything paid off, our income needs should drop pretty significantly...