[JohnnyJ]

Is this going to be connected to the house? Trying to figure out the diamond pad you have there.

 

[roll-bar Bob]

yep with a 10 x 12 mud room

 

[JohnnyJ]

That's awesome.

 

[roll-bar Bob]

Another full weekend kicking my ass at the farm It is great to see shit getting done.



the first one done 849 to go

team work !!!

 

[roll-bar Bob]

We have a long way to go but we came a long way this weekend.

This thing did so much heavy lifting this weekend she will always have a spot in the garage " when it is done "

 

[aber61]

I did block work for a company years ago. Kept the guys with mud and block. Mixing and loading blocks on pallets and feeding the guys with material. Hard work for sure.

Looking good.

 

[hondadirtracer]

Did I read correctly that the barn floor will be up to the height of the blocks so you have to bring in a shit ton of dirt?

 

[roll-bar Bob]

Did I read correctly that the barn floor will be up to the height of the blocks so you have to bring in a shit ton of dirt?

yep lots and lots of fill will be needed to get the garage floor in place.


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[greygoose]

Did I read correctly that the barn floor will be up to the height of the blocks so you have to bring in a shit ton of dirt?

yep lots and lots of fill will be needed to get the garage floor in place.


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I believe it based on this picture. It looks like the grade slopes off quite a bit from the house to where you're putting the block.

 

[SHARPMACHINE]

yep lots and lots of fill will be needed to get the garage floor in place.


RBB

Just curious, why do that instead of the typical pole barn construction?

 

[roll-bar Bob]

Just curious, why do that instead of the typical pole barn construction?

I started two different construction projects at the farm one being a attached garage and the other being a pole barn.
This is a garage, it will house my heated shop and tools, that will be attached to the house at the end of the project the garage and house will have new matching roofs and siding. We will be foaming the walls and finishing the inside, I have a pole barn to put up also, but it will be nothing more than cold storage with a gravel floor and some 110 for lights



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[roll-bar Bob]

Back at it again this weekend, we still have around 300 more blocks to lay, but we are getting there, with any luck we will get this rapped up next weekend and I can start hauling backfill soon. I have ordered 625 tons of sand, we will see how that goes, LOU has her work cut out for her over the next few weeks.

All this space for activities I am getting so excited seeing this come together

She is such a trooper willing to follow me into whatever harebrained idea I come up with.

 

[SHARPMACHINE]

Yup, you seem to have a great teammate there!!!!!!
Project is coming along nicely, gonna be so cool when you get the buildings all done.

 

[greygoose]

Yup, you seem to have a great teammate there!!!!!!
Project is coming along nicely, gonna be so cool when you get the buildings all done.

X2! I can't wait to see it.

 

[roll-bar Bob]

Well it is time to start hauling Sand !!!!! We finished up on the block work this Sunday with a nice long 14 hour day but at this point all 850 are in there forever homes. I could have never done all this without my crew that worked there asses off over the past 4 weeks helping me out.

 

[greygoose]

Excellent work!!!

 

[roll-bar Bob]

the fun has begun
Load 1 of 30 was dropped off last night, took LOU and I about 40 minutes to make it disappear. I think I have around 6 more coming today.


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[greygoose]

Awesome! I am enjoying watching all of your projects.

 

[roll-bar Bob]

Loads 2 and 3 of 30 showed up Friday so Sat morning LOU and I got to work. We scooped, spread, leveled, and wheel packed the 75 tons down, Sat night it rained on it and Sunday morning the little guy and I ran the compactor all over it for a few hours.

This puts me at 10% I have a long way to go but little buy little we are getting there.







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[CSFJ]

At least it gives you plenty of time to compact between loads.