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

[zmotorsports]

Nice save Cody. The question is, what color did you end up going with?

 

[gearhead1960]

Nice save Cody. The question is, what color did you end up going with?

Yeah, we need pictures of your nails, brand and color choice.... @zmotorsports needs it to be current with the styles...

 

[zmotorsports]

Yeah, we need pictures of your nails, brand and color choice.... @zmotorsports needs it to be current with the styles...

Mine are full custom, grease under the nail tips....

 

[madison069]

Proof that my nails are currently rough with dirt and grease after putting a manhole lid back in place due to the stormwater blowing it off and before that digging in trash looking for a storm inlet that appeared to be blocked. I need to get some gloves in my truck.


But everyone else had cherry blossom painted on their nails, and fancy three tone nail colors going on. My hands are rough so theirs are nice and pretty.

 

[zmotorsports]

Yeah, we need pictures of your nails, brand and color choice.... @zmotorsports needs it to be current with the styles...

A picture of fingernails is something I never thought I would take, let alone share on the interwebs.


I guess as the saying goes "dirty hands/clean money".

 

[zanyad]

Are you guys starting a GJ onlyhands now?

 

[Jayman17]

And for you @zanyad only $9.95/mo subscription cost! (auto bill with a CC)

 

[madison069]

Onlymowers and now Onlyhands, I could be making a killing on these websites!

 

[madison069]

Well I got the water heater finished up. I need to get my markings off the wall, seems that pencil sticks to the wall really good and a wet rag isn’t getting it off!



I was going to put corner trims on the edge, but I think it looks fine the way it is. Now to clean up my mess.

 

[madison069]

Another quick project was to get my power tool battery charger on a timer.

Here’s my power strip and timer.



I took my power strip with a long cord and put it in the power tool cabinet.




There was a hole in the side of the cabinet already since this was an old laptop charging cabinet.


Then pushed the cabinet back to the wall and hooked up the timer and power strip cord.


I have the same timer on a Keurig in the house cause my oldest keeps forgetting to turn the Keurig off, so I knew this timer was a good option.

No that’s not all of my power tools, as I got some in the attached garage that’s wood related. I’ll do the same thing when I redo the wiring in the attached garage.

 

[Cris B]

Man this is a great thread, I knew you Texans worked hard and here is the proof. Had some good times in the state over the years having visited A&M in College Station, Houston and San Antonio on different business trips. Also a big fan of that lil’ old band from Texas, ZZ Top.

So tell us all, how is the plan for that bunker door coming along. As I was reading the thread I was sure you were going to get that buttoned up before the shed was renovated. I’d suggest some red oxide on that threshold plate whilst you are finalising the design.

 

[madison069]

Man this is a great thread, I knew you Texans worked hard and here is the proof. Had some good times in the state over the years having visited A&M in College Station, Houston and San Antonio on different business trips. Also a big fan of that lil’ old band from Texas, ZZ Top.

So tell us all, how is the plan for that bunker door coming along. As I was reading the thread I was sure you were going to get that buttoned up before the shed was renovated. I’d suggest some red oxide on that threshold plate whilst you are finalising the design.

Thanks Cris B! I have to give credit to my parents for my work ethic and determination to do everything I do. They were the hard working folks of my family when growing up.

I too am fond of the three men band, and it’s sad to hear of the recent passing of the drummer. I’ve seen them when they were all still alive in Texas several times. Then recently I saw them when it was just two of the original members. I know Billy is doing a few more shows by himself, but wonder if he’s going to do like Lynyrd Skynyrd and eventually have someone replace himself and have a tribute band basically?

That bunker door project is bugging me, I’m trying to find the hardwares I like before I proceed with the style of the door. But when I find hinges I like, it’s usually oversea and shipping makes it unreasonable in price. One of the things I was going to do was start going through my maple wood and shape them into usable dimensional wood. But until I find the hardware I will wait to design the look. I plan to touch the threshold with some primer and black rust oleum paint soon, just the rain won’t stop falling this time of the year, which is unusual for Pa.

 

[madison069]

Got some of the wall arts up on the wall today. I did stuff in between thinking of where the next thing goes, but nothing to report really.

My license plate collection. Gonna ask my buddies back in Texas to keep an eye out for Texas style plates that I don’t have.


My mom’s fish and fishing pole art made with an Alabama plate. Along with my beer signs.


Fridge got a flag and bandanna on it. The George Strait is from when me and Dad went to his concert in 2005 in Lubbock, TX.


Some Texas related stuff that I got over the years. Afew was from my mom.


A couple of prints with Camaros.






I’m sure the layout will change but for now this is it. Only thing that’s not up is my Cindy Crawford poster I got when I was a teenager. Might put it on the opposite wall of the TV.

 

[loganb]

Looks great...and lots of room for more wall art!

 

[OutlawDrifter]

I saw George around that same time for the first time (maybe a year earlier) at Cheyenne Frontier Days. Stood in the mud while it poured rain in the rodeo arena...great concert!

 

[madison069]

Looks great...and lots of room for more wall art!

Thanks! I didn’t want to get too cluttered, cause I’m sure I’ll come across some cool Texas related stuff in the future. I still need to get a heater installed in that corner above my bench.

I saw George around that same time for the first time (maybe a year earlier) at Cheyenne Frontier Days. Stood in the mud while it poured rain in the rodeo arena...great concert!

This concert was at the Texas Tech Basketball arena, with Derek Bentley opening for him. It was such a total opposite of personality between those two. Derek was running around from side to side while singing his song since the stage was a 4 sided stage and people was all around the stage. George would walk to one side, stand there singing his song and when he got done singing the song then he would stroll to the other side. While Derek energy was wild and electric, George energy was calm and captivating with his singing.

I’ve seen George 4 times now since that concert, and each one was great!

 

[madison069]

Side project on the house. I was in the attic a few weeks back and noticed how hot it was up there. Looked at the fan and it wasn’t turning on. Tried spinning the blade and it was stuck. So I ordered a new fan motor and thermostat as precaution. Finally got to do that task this morning before it was too hot in the attic.

Here’s my tools and fan set on some decoration box as a table.


Here’s the fan cage in the roof where I had already removed it to figure out what motor to order.


Installing the metal conduit on the new fan. Safety shoes are on!




Here it is back in place and wired up temporarily to just test it and make sure it’s not hitting anything.


New thermostat installed and wired up before I put the cover on to test it.


New thermostat says it’s 90°F in the attic right now, so I set it at 100°F for now.




Hopefully this new motor gives me 15 years of service that I know of.

 

[Xti04]

Side project on the house. I was in the attic a few weeks back and noticed how hot it was up there. Looked at the fan and it wasn’t turning on. Tried spinning the blade and it was stuck. So I ordered a new fan motor and thermostat as precaution. Finally got to do that task this morning before it was too hot in the attic.

Here’s my tools and fan set on some decoration box as a table.


Here’s the fan cage in the roof where I had already removed it to figure out what motor to order.


Installing the metal conduit on the new fan. Safety shoes are on!




Here it is back in place and wired up temporarily to just test it and make sure it’s not hitting anything.


New thermostat installed and wired up before I put the cover on to test it.


New thermostat says it’s 90°F in the attic right now, so I set it at 100°F for now.




Hopefully this new motor gives me 15 years of service that I know of.

I have 2 of those that need replaced one is not really accessible from the attic side, can they be done from outside on the roof?

 

[madison069]

I have 2 of those that need replaced one is not really accessible from the attic side, can they be done from outside on the roof?

I’m not sure, from the look of mine there was some self tapping screws coming from the outside. I assume, that these self tappers can be removed and the top hat can be pulled off. I know I wouldn’t be able to do the wiring from outside due to the placement of the thermostat. Worst case is you send the skinny kid in the hole and have him do the wiring!

 

[madison069]

Doesn’t it make you feel good about yourself that you wear gloves while working on your truck/car? I know it did me!




I finally installed the new vacuum line for the F250 4x4 engagement. Kept putting it off due to how messy I was going to get.

Just imagine the path this new vacuum line went and let it be sufficient of a photo.


Dirty floor. A little degreaser,


Hot water to rinse the floor.


Not perfect but cleaner then it was during the job.


I could probably get it cleaner if I had a nicer mop to scrub the floor better.

Earlier today I went to a garage sale. I needed some pliers for the forester tool kit and I got this stuff for $7. Going to use the little cooler to take some water bottles to work in the truck.


The lady had a bunch of old quarts of oil, some was 3/4 of a bottle full. I asked how much for the oil thinking I’d use them in the mowers, she said $2. Oh $2 for the 4 quarts? No it was $2 for each open quarts!

I left the oil behind and figured she can dispose of it or someone will get a better deal later today.

 

[madison069]

Went to Home Depot to look at their brooms and dust pans, got the Libman set and the broom and mop organizer.

Hung it up behind the man door since it’s an isolated spot.


Foreshadow to another project in the garage. But it won’t be here until next week based on current delivery time.


That’s it for today.