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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 22 Jul 2014 10:03pm Reply
 
 The well is in 142', got almost all the footings in for the addition then I was pushing my luck and it pushed back and gave me a nice cave in sunday afternoon. It was getting late and I still needed to drive 3 hours home so I called it good and will return this weekend and hopefully get them ready to pour.I realize we are getting away from the small cabin idea a bit but we are really going to try to make this our permenant home with 3 boys already and the wife wanting another we need a little more space.
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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 27 Jul 2014 06:46pm Reply
 
 Another 6 hours of relaxing digging and i got the forms set,concrete ordered for thurs. hopefully no more landslides next one is getting a much bigger hole to start with.On my way out it did appear some teenagers played a game of mailbox baseball last night,going to remember that when I put ours up.
 
 
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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 4 Aug 2014 07:01am Reply
 
 Got the concrete poured,stipped the forms,got the water line run to the well and under the footing and got some block laid.And I think bear track by front door or big foot?
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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 18 Aug 2014 05:45pm Reply
 
 Welded in the pitless and installed the well pump we now have running water, tastes like bottled water it sure is nice to have water.Also have about half of the block work done joints are pretty sore today.
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| bigsexy Member
 | # Posted: 18 Aug 2014 09:00pm Reply
 
 trollbridge your holding tank for your outhouse where did u purchase it
 
 
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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 19 Aug 2014 07:30am Reply
 
 I dont use an outhouse, right now I use a chemical toilet as we are putting in a septic system.
 
 
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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 25 Aug 2014 06:44am Reply
 
 past the half way point this weekend,on the home stretch now
 
 
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| OwenChristensen Member
 | # Posted: 25 Aug 2014 07:54am Reply
 
 Looks good. Are you laying block yourself? I've never tried it.
 
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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 25 Aug 2014 09:39pm Reply
 
 
 Quoting: OwenChristensen Looks good. Are you laying block yourself?Yes all myself,It would be nice to have another person there but I work with what I have to work with. Some help hopefully coming for the framing,have some pretty big beams I could use some help with.
 
 
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| OwenChristensen Member
 | # Posted: 26 Aug 2014 07:18am Reply
 
 Good job. I've had to hire younger ( 30 year olds ) to do the heavy work. My back has been real bad the last few weeks.
 
 
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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 8 Sep 2014 06:38pm Reply
 
 Almost done with the chokey,I can smell freedom!
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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 30 Sep 2014 07:42am Reply
 
 some more progress
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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 30 Sep 2014 07:46am Reply
 
 And some more
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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 30 Sep 2014 07:51am Reply
 
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| bldginsp Member
 | # Posted: 30 Sep 2014 09:00am Reply
 
 Very nice. It's always great to get out of the dirt, isn't it? My back hurts thinking about it.
 
 
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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 30 Sep 2014 07:47pm Reply
 
 
 Quoting: bldginsp Very nice. It's always great to get out of the dirt, isn't it? My back hurts thinking about it-Yeah the dirt gets old,pretty much my back just hurts all the time now where it just feels normal now,I think?
 
 
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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 6 Oct 2014 07:44am Reply
 
 Got the window well mostly done and poured athe sill for the window also worked on the roof,almost finished one side it was 30 mph wind and 45F all day sat. so not real fun on the roof. The weather broke sun. afternoon and was decent.
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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 13 Oct 2014 07:28pm Reply
 
 Perfect weather this weekend finished the roof and installed the big basement window have one small one left which I'm taking off the older portion then the basement will be sealed in
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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 20 Oct 2014 07:21am Reply
 
 Another really nice fall weekend got almost all the sheething up and the last roof built I ran out of sheething and dripedge so back to the store.I really am liking how it's coming together.
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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 16 Nov 2014 07:52pm Reply
 
 Got it buttoned up other than the shed roof,we are back into the snow now so the burning is starting again, was up this weekend and the pellet stove worked perfectly cant say enough good things about these things
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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 26 Apr 2015 08:04pm - Edited by: PatrickH Reply
 
 Met with a septic guy this weekend,waiting for an estimate now.Worked on the beach a bit and started some interior framing,built a loft type bunk bed over the staircase for one of the many children.Its where I would sleep if I had a choice.We were also lucky enough to watch 3 loons fishing right off the boardwalk for about 20 minutes.
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| Rowjr Member
 | # Posted: 3 Jul 2015 01:10pm Reply
 
 looks like hard work but it will be well worth it one day
 
 
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| littlehouseontheprarie Member
 | # Posted: 3 Jul 2015 04:45pm Reply
 
 That thing is monster sized!!!!
 I can not wait to see this one finished.
 Nice job
 
 
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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 20 Jul 2015 07:13am - Edited by: PatrickH Reply
 
 Its been a little while but we are still moving forward. I changed the windows where the bathroom is going to make room for the shower.I worked on the soffits and boardwalk,got the basic frame up for the deck/porch started some siding.Almost have the addition sealed up so I can join the two buildings together on the inside.Also thinned the woods out to make room for the septic and gave the septic guy money down so he can start,maybe this weekend he thought but we shall see.
 
 
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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 20 Jul 2015 07:50am - Edited by: PatrickH Reply
 
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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 26 Jul 2015 09:46pm Reply
 
 Finished the boardwalk with my eyes closed!Very happy about that,It was a big undertaking.Got some lights in the basement to start getting the insulation down for the radiant heat.ran the conduit for the pump wire and got some more siding on. Found some cheap child labor that claimed they knew what they were doing, But I don't know about that.
 
 
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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 26 Jul 2015 10:29pm Reply
 
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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 16 Aug 2015 08:58pm Reply
 
 Well its been a couple of weeks with some good progress, I changed the kitchen window with a smaller one to make room for the sink,got some more siding up and stained, finished getting the insulation down in half of the basement and put in the radiant pipe and got the concrete in. Got the header put in and the opening cut out to joint the two buildings together and framed the bedroom off and started the platform for the pellet stove talked with the septic guy and he says maybe by sept 2nd he'll have that in?
 
 
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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 16 Aug 2015 09:10pm Reply
 
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| PatrickH Member
 | # Posted: 9 Sep 2015 07:24am - Edited by: PatrickH Reply
 
 It was a busy weekend.The septic is in and the plumbing is done for one bathroom.The star icase for the basement is almost done and I got  the well pump wiring in the conduit and hooked up just need to finish hooking up the pressure tank.Also took down 4 dying trees and cut,split and stacked those for my neighbor that lives there full time.
      
 
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