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Ive enjoyed others photos and experiences on not only pond management but also the pond cabins we build...Here is my ongoing project started last month.. I started with a 16 by 16, no bathroom, no running water, built on a concrete slab cabin for hunting season and occasional stays at the cabin...not totally roughing it but not "wife friendly". We dug foundation, water lines and septic system plus some stumps to get started last month. Here was the foundation after I backfilled and stripped the forms and insulated the crawl space.. Subfloor success...real progress...looks a lot bigger in person than it did on paper.. And getting close to current date...the framming and walls going up.. And Sunday night this was where we ended up... Here is the view from the new deck on cabin toward pond.. The new addition is 21 by 28 and will have a bathroom/shower/closet...WOW! The kitchen area will be "U" shaped with Walnut cabinets I am building in my shop and Oak hardwood floors..one benefit of living in MO is access to hardwood flooring quite reasonable. The goal if I can pull wire, stuff insulation, and get the drywall guy on board is to have it done by deer season opener...a LOT left to do but a lot of fun for an old retired guy.
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what a great project, and beautiful pond.
looking forward to see the completed cabin, keep updating.
i forgot to ask....are you going to reuse those cedar posts that held up the old porch.....i liked those.
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Nice project Hpro. What part of Mo are you in? All my family are in Washington Mo. Making things "wife friendly" can be a good thing!..du
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Im in western MO in Bates. Adding a bathroom was the ticket for approval from the finance committee!
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Looks great. You got from 16x16 to 21x28 pretty smoothly. Now it's time to go for the dish and hot tub. Also, on another post someone mentioned that a big deck is really a nice addition. Run that by the CFO too.
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deck is there wraps around 24 foot one way 16 the other with full porch roof
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I totally dig the project, Hpro. I really appreciate the quality of the work when I see someone take the time to pour footers and concrete walls for a foundation. Yep; quality. That tells me alot. Keep the pics coming. For me (and many others), your project is truly inspirational.
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Thank you...I agree that its not worth putting all that high dollar wood on something that can heave or settle.
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I wish I was there helping instead of here at work. I would love to do the wiring, as long as there are no forms to fill out.
"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling
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Boy do i need that help...Have to do a splice in the service entrance cable and feel a bit unsure...
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I had to splice the underground feed to our house about 20 years ago. My FIL found some crimp-on connectors to slide about 3" of bare wire into from each side. I solder-filled the crimp fittings after they were attached and used 4 layers of insulation (two shrink tubing and two electrical tape, alternating) over each of the 3 joints. So far, so good.
P.S. The spliced fittings are also inside waterproof conduit.
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Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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Nice project, HP. What are you using to raise the walls? I've never seen that up this way.
-Chris 1 acre pond Currently managing: FHM, GSH, GSF, BG, PS, RES, LES, YP, SMB, LMB, HSB, RBT, WE, CC, FHC, and Grass Shrimp
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I rented wall jacks for 30 bucks. What a deal they are. Pipes that telescope and have a comealong and cables. One end is nailed to the subfloor and you basically raise it with the come alongs.
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hmmmm....I can remember Dski and I wrestling with some pretty heavy wall sections; real character builders. Slick idea. Sure beats recovery from a bulging disc.
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Hd a gable wall get loose once while lifting and they fall real hard, real fast...
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It's always nice to see photos of projects. Keep them coming.
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Beautiful, Habitatpro!!! Cannot wait to see the completed cabin. Keep the pics coming.
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Looks great! Nice work on the rafters too.
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The last photo through the trees show it off really well.
1/4 & 3/4 acre ponds. A thousand miles from no where and there is no place I want to be... Dwight Yoakam
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Its been a while since I updated with new photos. The roof is on and shingles and I began painting exterior this weekend. Probably switch to doing wireing and insulation tomorrow if I have a good run painting today. Here is the cabin as of yesterday: Here is an interior shot for guys who like to see the framing
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Really nice work; love the quality of every aspect of construction. Nice to watch talent as a project unfolds.
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Very, very nice..OBTW, glad to see Mizzou doing well(except for Sat) in Big 12.. Being a Texas A&M grad I'll have to root for MO in Big 12..du
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How I envy you, Habitatpro - a whole empty shell begging for wiring with cold weather coming up. That's the life!
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