Halfapint Got Some Land

[Halfapint]

Very cool.

If you are really interested in doing it, check mustangrebuilder on YouTube. He has great information.

[Moab]

Very cool.

If you are really interested in doing it, check mustangrebuilder on YouTube. He has great information.

Thank you. I will. 

[Halfapint]

Really getting close to finishing the upper floor remodel. The cabinets are painted and cured. The cabinet doors (42 or more if them) were painted by the wife and her mom, but they weren't careful and put damp paint on plastic and the carpet which means 90% of them have to be sanded and repainted. The cabinets had old style hinges so I bought some soft close hidden hinges. So each cabinet is going to have to have 2 pockets drilled and screw holes drilled out.

The entire upstairs has been washed, mudded, and sanded. Waiting on our friend to come in and texture. I went a little anal and made sure everything was perfect. Used a light to shine across the surface to see any bumps or anything.

I reinforced the normal doors. Adding more wood and bracing and some hollow steel parts inside the lock holes in the frame for more protection.


Haven't done much outside because been busy in the remodel. I did clear out one of the "mounds" in the front yard to reclaim the are behind the garage and but in front of the house. It had 2 large mounds with trees/shrubs. The mound I removed had a bunch of junk trees so I just cut them down and dug everything out. The other one has a large rhoadie, and a BEAUTIFUL Japanese maple I want to save but it's going to be difficult the maples is massive. Hoping I can get it out and transplant it up the hill so it can continue to grow down.

Hoping to have everything textured in the next week, then we can rip out the carpet and start working on the floors. The living room, dining room, kitchen, and breakfast nook will be first to get flooring. Then the bedrooms. But we have some tile that's going
To be hard to get out first.

[Halfapint]

Sorry for infrequent updates live has life. We moved into the house in February, almost 5 1/2 years in the 5the wheel. The kid turned 3 in the house and has been LOOOVING the extra space. We have some finishing touches like literally all the trim needs to be made and the cabinet doors need to be finished.

So naturally we are going full steam ahead with everything BUT those projects. I'm clearing more land to make a patio area. I'm expanding the upper garden area to build 2 more huge HugelKultur mounds. I've planted over 100 asparagus crowns, hundreds of sun chokes, and other plants like funding, ginger, and other things that are kind of plant and forget.

The biggest win so far for us is I found a good deal on a sawmill so I picked it up. It looks to be a Riwa 31g sawmill which despite the name can for 34" logs? I got it set up in the drive way currently to mill some logs into the base of what will eventually build the new rails. Being that this is a Chinese sawmill and flat packing is the name is the game you have to really eff around to her everything lines up. And along with that I have no instructions and am figuring entering out as I go. Called a local steel supplier and asked about 2 4x4x20' angle iron. That's basically what the track is but they cut it down to 2" on the top and left it 4" wide. It's under $250 for the 2 pieces. So I think I'm gonna go up to 30' then I can effectively cut 25' long beams. I have massive trees so making a few long beams for shelters and stuff can be be beneficial. The thing so far cuts like a damn dream.

The positive wasn't first real test it was a 30" log cut down to 18"x13"x6' those are going to be the new base so I don't have crappy 2x4's holding the railing up. I uploaded a vid to YouTube, I only do shorts, because it's easier.


http://youtube.com/shorts/41PhukyAQ9E?si=H6IW5GEc7kQ_783b