kevlar_vw
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Hello all. My name is Kevin. I have been reading a lot on GJ, and now starting my own project. Before I get to my project, I will give you a little background.
When I was a little kid, my family and I lived in my grandparents old farmhouse. It was a working farm in the 70's, but as my father/aunts and uncles grew up, and my grandparents aged, the farm sorta dissolved. My grandparents sold the 250 acres off to locals, with the exception of the farmhouse, and 5 acres. My parents bought the property in the 80's, and that was what I called home. in the mid 90's, my parents sold the property to one of my aunts, who decided the house needed more work then she was willing to put into it. She had the house torn down, and the property sat untouched, for years. This pictured appeared in Time Magazine in the 60's. The caption was generic, and didnt list the address. It said something like "Farm in rural Vermont" This is my family farm, where I grew up.
As I said, it didnt say where the picture was taken, but if you show anyone in the area, they instantly know the house. Its kinda cool. Fast forward to 2005, my aunt builds a log cabin on the vacant land, as a vacation/retirement home (She lived in NH at the time). Her husband passed away shortly after the house was finished, and again, the property sat vacant. My wife (girlfriend at the time) and I loved the log cabin from the minute construction started, so naturally, we decided to make a move on it. We ended up renting it for a few years, and in 2016, bought the property. So here I am, living in a new log cabin, built on my grandparents farmland, where I grew up.
The one thing that the place lacks is a garage. That leads me to why I am here. I started researching and planning my garage over the winter, and last week, we broke ground. the dimensions are 24'x28', with 10' walls. 2x6 construction, with 8/12 attic trusses.
on to the pics...
Look at the mountain range in the old picture and the 1st picture. Thats evidence enough for me.
Thats where I am now. The slab is poured, and I am getting building material quotes. It has rained for about a month straight in Vermont, so were a little behind where we wanted to be.
This is the look I am going for
Besides housing my wifes car, this will house my projects. I love Volkswagens, and have a few project cars. Also, I restore/rebuild Hearthstone woodstoves. The back of the garage will be my stove shop. I am not a builder by any stretch of the word, but I'm tackling this project. I welcome any advice, criticism, tips etc.
Thats all for now...
Kevin
When I was a little kid, my family and I lived in my grandparents old farmhouse. It was a working farm in the 70's, but as my father/aunts and uncles grew up, and my grandparents aged, the farm sorta dissolved. My grandparents sold the 250 acres off to locals, with the exception of the farmhouse, and 5 acres. My parents bought the property in the 80's, and that was what I called home. in the mid 90's, my parents sold the property to one of my aunts, who decided the house needed more work then she was willing to put into it. She had the house torn down, and the property sat untouched, for years. This pictured appeared in Time Magazine in the 60's. The caption was generic, and didnt list the address. It said something like "Farm in rural Vermont" This is my family farm, where I grew up.
As I said, it didnt say where the picture was taken, but if you show anyone in the area, they instantly know the house. Its kinda cool. Fast forward to 2005, my aunt builds a log cabin on the vacant land, as a vacation/retirement home (She lived in NH at the time). Her husband passed away shortly after the house was finished, and again, the property sat vacant. My wife (girlfriend at the time) and I loved the log cabin from the minute construction started, so naturally, we decided to make a move on it. We ended up renting it for a few years, and in 2016, bought the property. So here I am, living in a new log cabin, built on my grandparents farmland, where I grew up.
The one thing that the place lacks is a garage. That leads me to why I am here. I started researching and planning my garage over the winter, and last week, we broke ground. the dimensions are 24'x28', with 10' walls. 2x6 construction, with 8/12 attic trusses.
on to the pics...
Look at the mountain range in the old picture and the 1st picture. Thats evidence enough for me.
Thats where I am now. The slab is poured, and I am getting building material quotes. It has rained for about a month straight in Vermont, so were a little behind where we wanted to be.
This is the look I am going for
Besides housing my wifes car, this will house my projects. I love Volkswagens, and have a few project cars. Also, I restore/rebuild Hearthstone woodstoves. The back of the garage will be my stove shop. I am not a builder by any stretch of the word, but I'm tackling this project. I welcome any advice, criticism, tips etc.
Thats all for now...
Kevin
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