Tuesday, August 29, 2017

overdue....

jambaloney here!

i have not posted since june 06 - my bad so here is a chronological, but not necessarily logical review of what i have been up to..

aside from work - i have worked a LOT this year and so i have been absent and all of a sudden it is almost sept...

so we have a second greenhouse- here is "lining up the windows"




another view - important for framing..


great to have a 8 food bed which is full - the boards sticking out are 10 footers... last greenhouse i bought regular lumber and painted it- it was a LOT of work for not a lot of savings - this greenhouse is all pt lumber


i have learned to have all the tools ready first - free palette provides a workbench...


whoops - back a bit - tractor was a life saver to pre-level the ground - 2 hours would have taken me 2 days by hand....  whoo hoo!


railway ties courtesy of big bro G and big sis C...


still - final leveling by hand..


whoops!! trout interlude for sweet sandy and pp!!


okay back to the greenhouse area  - pretty much level now - gravity and frost-heave will take care of the rest...


out fishing...


stracchen's brook..


back to work (late june now) - framing...

 more framing...


wild animals...

lumber....


something is standing!!


i kinda broke out the jams at this point so no pics before framing was done..


another angle...


roofing - i use simpson hurricane ties..


roof.. 


back..


 and with osb on the back - no windows there as it is north facing with trees behind - regular osb - it is cheap and will last a while..

there ya go!


poly channel prep on the roof...


the roof for this one is 6 mil plastic which will be replaced at some point - but for whatever reason - the stuff i get here will last 5 years..  roof amounts to about 15 bucks in poly..


more strapping..


more - this is to provide and extra lip   in case of wind - good shot of the hurricane tie!


the morning i did the roof was not so windy so i put the whole roof up - final pic!


1x2 stapping = pre-drilled


no interim pics - here are windows!!


and now boards!


and tomatoes in a trough i built to keep the bottoms moist!


ahhhh - fishing....


pp - tractor time!! expanding the turn around area of the driveway...


digging a new ditch..


more clearing...


and more fishing..



sorry to have been so long in posting - hope you all had a good summer!!!

14 comments:

  1. Looks super amazing as usual Jam! Congratulations!!

    (The trout are pretty awesome too.)

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    1. well - i don't know about super amazing but it IS doing the trick - tomatoes are happier ;-)

      the trout on the other hand are always fantastic.

      thanks tb!

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  2. You've really made me think about stuff over the years. I used to think in terms of lasting forever but you've made me ponder economics as well. How many $15 dollar roofs can one put on over the years to equal a $500? roof that will last 50 years? It makes economic sense to go the plastic way if you have the time every five years.

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    1. Hey ed!

      Soem days cutting corners pays off - eventually I will get glass or plexiglass up - but the plastic did teh trick - probably 30 bucks with fasteners.

      teh other bonus is it went up in a single 10x22 foot sheet which made it quick.

      that being said - the poly i buy here happens to be sun resistant - other plastic may only last a year..

      cheers ed!

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  3. Excellent work. I dont know how you both have all of this time!!!

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    1. hey sol!

      you make time where you can - everything gets done in fits and starts..

      hope you are well!

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  4. I love this post J! Very informative, thanks for posting all of those photos! I LOVE your fishing interludes!!! :)

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    1. hey rain!

      glad you got something out of it! i love teh fishing interludes too - didn't get out enough this year though..

      cheers!

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  5. I feel as if I've been through a time warp! LOL! Love the shots of your beautiful river. That greenhouse is FAB!

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    1. Hey susan!

      time warp ?? i guess that was a few months...

      the river is wonderful - the greenhouse is working out well... hope you are doing awesome!

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  6. Cool post, buddy. I always like the photos that show the blue sky you guys have. The wild animal was funny. All you needed was a wild woman photo but we know who that would have been.

    Cheers

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    1. hey pal!

      skies here are pretty awesome - you have that right!

      teh wild woman bite if you take her photo ;-)

      hope you are doing weel - all my best!

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  7. Looks like you are getting a lot done at the homestead J, even if you are also out at work away a lot.

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  8. You certainly have been busy! Was great catching up with progress :)

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