ewest, thanks sir. Next on the list is to finish this first pond. It still needs about a foot and a half of dirt on the dam, and then the emergency spillway. I have been so busy preparing the pad and other things to have the shop built that I haven't been able to spend much time on the pond. I have about three feet of dam left before the water tops it, and I'm not expecting that much rain to come all at once. If it does, I'll just have to live with the consequences.
Thanks Turns. That is a beautiful home and pond you built. I thought about doing some of my house too, but I got burned out remodeling one house from a shell to completely finished, and remodeling a bath and kitchen in our current home. I still work a 40 hour week too, so I would have to take a hiatus for a while to be able to get anything accomplished.
We are having a metal home built. It is a kit from a company in Little Rock called Kodiak Steel Homes. It is made of red iron beams and posts with metal studs and joists and rafters. It will have metal siding and roof, so the only wood in it will be our furniture and cabinetry. The price is very reasonable.
The roof and walls are wrapped completely in radiant barrier, with 6 inch insulated outside walls and 6 inch attic insulation, which makes it extremely energy efficient. The guy building our metal shop is a friend and he will do the steel erection on the home. Then we have a general contractor that will finish it from there. Can't wait for the day when I can sit on the front porch with a beer and look down at the pond and watch the deer come up for a drink.
