Building my Retirement Home or "My First 5 Year Plan"

[Weekend_Sawyer]

 Absolutely Marcel!

I am looking for some sort of container or box truck to store tools and stuff in. I have Electric so I can also have a Fridge in there.

[Raider Bill]

Not sure about your area or prices now but I bought a double end 40' shipping container delivered for $1250.00. It is big /wide enough to put mu Kubota l4300 inside.

[WDH]

One day I will have a cold one there with you. 

[Weekend_Sawyer]

I'm looking forward to that Danny!

[valley ranch]

Well Jon, sure looks like you're on your way. Good for you! Will be watching how it goes.








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[Weekend_Sawyer]

 I had not been up to the lot in 2 weeks. Played hooky from work and went up on Friday.
I had been storing some building supplies under my neighbor's porch and this is what I found when I got there. I'll try using goof off to clean this wall next weekend.

 
I had been told that there was a 300 lb bear hanging around. He just had to take a bite of the paint can...  I told all the neighbors to check their game cams looking for a large bear wearing pink lipstick!

I finished moving the overburden, which is almost done in this picture, and now have a nice area where I think I'll park my sawmill when I bring it up.

 

I have been moving a LOT of rocks! Tons and tons of rock. I'll try and get a pic but I have built a 4' tall by abuot 100' long loose rock wall along one side of my property. 

 

Next weekend we are going to do a layout and hopefully start digging a hole.

[Czech_Made]

So much nicer to have spray on the wall from bear than from teenagers.

Maybe teenage bear?  ;D

Good luck with your plan, sir.

[Weekend_Sawyer]

We have taken down what I hope are the last trees.
We had a tree huger stop in to give his opinion on the trees we were taking down.


 
Actually it's my neighbor Bob cutting up for the camera. There are 7 cabins in our hollow and all are great neighbors.

My brother Chris and I finished excavating the foundation last weekend.

 
The right corner closest to us is 8' below ground and the left side is at grade.
We have to wait for the block layer to heal from having a herniated disk in his neck worked on so I expect we will start laying block in September. So till then I'll just be doing cleanup and a hundred other little things around the lot.

Jon

[Roxie]

Looking good!   8)

[WmFritz]

Progressing nicely Jon.
If you run out of room to store rocks,  I know TheCFarm enjoys collecting them.  ;D

[OneWithWood]

Jon, it's those hundred little things that take up most of the time.
Have fun!

[Weekend_Sawyer]

I'm lovin it Robert!

[WDH]

You might should cobble together a barn raisin'.  Iffin you promise to serve grits, fried eggs over easy, sausage, country ham, red eye gravy, biscuits, melted cheddar cheese, and blueberry muffins on the side with Wildbills' bark honey, you might get some help.  At least from the South of you  . 

I have got some of that Wildbill dark honey if you need it as an attractant  . 

[Weekend_Sawyer]

 and a great big skillet of potatoes fried in bacon grease with peppers and onions.
AND lets not forget the scrapple.  8)

[isawlogs]

 grits    :     :-\       ;D

[thecfarm]

WmFritz,I would enjoying giving some away more.  :D
I noticed the lack of rocks there.

[Weekend_Sawyer]

 The plan is to dig the footers over Labor Day weekend and start the block work the following weekend. In the mean time I purchased a storage container to keep my tools and stuff on site.


 

This weekend I did some wiring and hung out in it during the rain storms. Nice.


 

[samandothers]

Very nice idea!  I bet it is a bit load in it during a rain storm.   

Looking forward to your build. 

[WDH]

This plan is moving along great.  I know that you are excited. 

[thecfarm]

Yea,Farm Tables,for people who live in the city. :D

[OneWithWood]

Looks to me like you have everything you need.  Why waste time building more stuff?  :D

[Weekend_Sawyer]

Looks to me like you have everything you need.  Why waste time building more stuff?  :D

Don't think it hasn't crossed my mind to get a few more, stack them at interesting angles and make myself a habitrail for humanity. ;D

[Raider Bill]

Looks to me like you have everything you need.  Why waste time building more stuff?  :D

Don't think it hasn't crossed my mind to get a few more, stack them at interesting angles and make myself a habitrail for humanity. ;D

I considered doing that myself. There's some pretty neat pictures of shipping container homes

[WDH]

OK for a guy, but you won't be able to convince your woman to live in a square metal barrel.  They like running water, too  :D.

[Weekend_Sawyer]

And for some reason, indoor plumbing...