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Scott...
It is looking real good. Here are a couple of ideas/suggestions:
1. Put a 2x4 under your composite railing to stiffen it up some. If you put it in edge and center it under that decking board, it should keep deflection to a minimum.
2. I can't remember what you said you were going to use for balusters, but have you considered running a cable every 6 inches or so? It wouldn't infringe on the view at all and it would be a good bit cheaper than using wood.
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We took a two month break on construction. Since I last posted, we've finished the decking and top railing (ezylman-that's a good idea on the composite as it's flimsy. We decide to use cedar for the railing/skirt). I put up two strands of clothes lines for the horizontal railing for now. We will put in horizontal cable, like what you see on a sailboat. The windows on the west side have also been installed. Last weekend we had the first annual fish fry. Caught about 7 Cats and had aunts/uncles/cousins out for the party. The cats (stocked April 2006) are 17-20 inches long/2.5-4 lbs. The the bass (stocked September 2006) are 14-15 inches 1.5-2 lbs. We've been hitting them hard with AquaMax 600 and Purina Catfish Food. Now we are getting back to full steam on the interior. I will post as we begin in the next few weeks. We'll start with wiring, and then insulation. Finally, we will trim the interior out in Knotty Pine. -Scott
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nice update scott, the place looks phenomenal. the fish and kids smiles do to
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It's all business for the little men........ Serious, serious situation.
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wow simply AMAZING. Love the sunsets as well.
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Great thanks for the pictures.
AS ALWAYS I LIKE THE PICTURES WITH THE KIDS THAT ARE HAVING FUN. oTTO
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Great photos. What an amazing place you have there Scott.
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This rates as one of the best projects I've seen on Pond Boss, or anywhere for that matter!
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Yeah, sign me up for the drop-jaw list. Awesome!
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I'm with Brettski. Me too! I see you have a clock on the wall in your work area so you know when it's time to put the hammer down & throw a line out the door!
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Just had to do it....just had to go there! : )
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Love that house in the pond look. Like living on a boat.
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Wow, absolutely wow... amazing place.
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I'm enjoying every single picture and every single word of this.
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I have too much stuff to think about already!!! That is one of the best looking LMB pics I have seen! Such a young fish with lots of potential.
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Any time There is a picture of a youngster with a fish is a great picture
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All- Thanks for the kind words. We finished electrical today and have the inspection tomorrow. A buddy of mine helped get it knocked out last weekend and we had a few remaining items that my Dad completed today. We are going to use solar panels mounted on the garage and have a trench dug to the cabin. It was cost prohibitive to run power to the cabin. This was a bummer as I wanted to aerate the pond. Kind of ironic since power lines run down the west side of the property.............. Another good buddy of mine is the GM for an insulation company, and insulating should be finished by Saturday. We're putting in R-19 throughout. Monday we begin trimming out the interior with knotty pine and putting in the 18' entrance (extended over water) and a 24' fishing dock. I'll post photos as we progress. Monday, another good buddy flew me over the property in a small two seat plane and I snapped a few photos. It was a pretty cool experience. Good to have good buddies......... -Scott
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You are very fortunate to have that aerial option available, Scott. Those are real keeper shots, man. - There is a small contingent of us out here that are very interested in solar power for homes. Come back with details and pics on that part, too. - ...continued kudos for a PB showcase home
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Scott, what do you mean regarding and 18' entry way over the water?
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Sunil- It's a bit tough to explain. If you look at the photo below, imagine that you are walking a straight line to the outdoor patio (along the cedars). Where it drops down, there will be water (we are pulling the land back a bit to create this). So we are placing an 18' walkway that will go over the water to the outside patio. Additionally, if you would continue walking the same angle thru the outside patio, there will then be a 24' dock extending out over the water on the opposite side. I'll post photos next week and it will make more sense. -Scott
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what happens if a tornado goes thru? i dont mean to be flip....well maybe i do, but the thought did cross my mind
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Dave- page two of this thread shows photos of our storm shelter. Also, there is a crawl space under the cabin about two feet high and completely surrounded by the foundation. Hope it doesn't come to that, but we've got two options just in case........ -Scott
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Lordy, just when I'm almost recovered from BuckeyeWilly's photos WHAM it happens again. I need to go lay down.
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Quite a bit has been going on at the farm. We're getting back to full speed after the summer lull. Jerry Donner and Company are on the scene, which means stuff is happening. We had the concrete poured so we can now put in both of the fireplaces, Rumfords. It's more or less a 5'x3' pad of concrete which is tied into the footings of the foundation. They will be placed at opposite ends of the cabin. One will be outdoors on the covered patio and the other in the main room of the cabin. We dry stacked one of them just to practice, so we know what we are doing once we have mortar. We only stacked them three blocks high in the firebox for practice. They normally are stacked five blocks high in the firebox, so they will be taller once we mortar... Today, Jerry's crew showed up with the boat dock. It's a steel frame 24' long, 6' wide, with supports sunk into the ground with pilings. Here are some of the photos. They put barrels under the dock to float it, and then measured it for the correct angle in relation to the cabin. Next, they drove pilings into the ground with the hoe, and then used jacks to level it. Mike is still trimming out the interior. Once finished I'll post the interior.
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