Author Topic: Elbow Room (Read 7374 times)

Atkinsmatt · « **on:** February 08, 2022, 01:19:00 PM »

We have been on the land we have now for right at 20 years. We have 7 acres at the current home. Lots of memories and improvements. With lots of recent nearby growth we decided to start looking for some land a little more remote than we are with some elbow room. It has been a tough hunt spanning about 7 or 8 years. We found a couple that we thought were it and the Lord closed those doors. The one we finally closed on yesterday has been out there for about 5 months.

The gentleman has owned it since 1987 and worked on it for about 15 years before that.

It is 84.5 acres. It is fenced on the perimeter. It has a pole barn about 24x40 enclosed on 3 sides. It has a well and water distribution at 4 locations for livestock. It has a spring feed pond. We have ordered a metal building, 30x50 with a 12x50 overhang on the back.

It is a place that we will build on and then sell our current home. We will get the required interior fencing up and move the animals first. Then probably live in the storage building until the house is finished.

This is standing on the site of the future house. Real close to the middle.

dave945 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 08, 2022, 01:38:08 PM »

Congratulations Matt, that’s a good size piece of property.

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cj7ox · « **Reply #2 on:** February 08, 2022, 01:45:12 PM »

That is awesome! Congratulations!

oklawall · « **Reply #3 on:** February 08, 2022, 02:38:23 PM »

Congratulations

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Flyin6 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 08, 2022, 03:21:37 PM »

Awesome, Top!

Sammconn · « **Reply #5 on:** February 08, 2022, 04:18:31 PM »

Great!
Will be fun to watch another.

Mrwoody · « **Reply #6 on:** February 08, 2022, 09:20:08 PM »

Congratulations
Sounds like it's set up great to start with

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #7 on:** February 08, 2022, 09:29:10 PM »

Good for you Matt!

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stlaser · « **Reply #8 on:** February 08, 2022, 10:31:16 PM »

Quote from: Atkinsmatt on February 08, 2022, 01:19:00 PM

We have been on the land we have now for right at 20 years. We have 7 acres at the current home. Lots of memories and improvements. With lots of recent nearby growth we decided to start looking for some land a little more remote than we are with some elbow room. It has been a tough hunt spanning about 7 or 8 years. We found a couple that we thought were it and the Lord closed those doors. The one we finally closed on yesterday has been out there for about 5 months.

The gentleman has owned it since 1987 and worked on it for about 15 years before that.

It is 84.5 acres. It is fenced on the perimeter. It has a pole barn about 24x40 enclosed on 3 sides. It has a well and water distribution at 4 locations for livestock. It has a spring feed pond. We have ordered a metal building, 30x50 with a 12x50 overhang on the back.

It is a place that we will build on and then sell our current home. We will get the required interior fencing up and move the animals first. Then probably live in the storage building until the house is finished.

This is standing on the site of the future house. Real close to the middle.

Very nice

Atkinsmatt · « **Reply #9 on:** February 09, 2022, 06:03:41 AM »

Thanks everyone. Spending several hours on the Bush hog is the first step. That allows final siteing of the house, storage building and barn. Then the work starts. This place has many big live oaks on it. Several are very large. As in It would take at least four people to reach around.

KensAuto · « **Reply #10 on:** February 09, 2022, 08:40:47 AM »

Awesome!

And more pics!

Nate · « **Reply #11 on:** February 09, 2022, 09:10:53 AM »

Quote from: Atkinsmatt on February 09, 2022, 06:03:41 AM

Thanks everyone. Spending several hours on the Bush hog is the first step. That allows final siteing of the house, storage building and barn. Then the work starts. This place has many big live oaks on it. Several are very large. As in It would take at least four people to reach around.

just dont build your house close to them...

Bob Smith · « **Reply #12 on:** February 09, 2022, 01:06:34 PM »

Really happy for you, what an adventure. Watch the brush hogging, some things get chewed up or run over that shouldn't.

Sammconn · « **Reply #13 on:** February 09, 2022, 02:30:22 PM »

Quote from: Bob Smith on February 09, 2022, 01:06:34 PM

Really happy for you, what an adventure. Watch the brush hogging, some things get chewed up or run over that shouldn't.

I've heard it is particularly hard on Stihl chainsaws, cameras, and errr the boss is coming...

And to Bob's point there may be not so buried treasures as well.

Atkinsmatt · « **Reply #14 on:** February 09, 2022, 02:44:17 PM »

I haven't taken anything over there yet. I have already found some of the last guys stuff.

stlaser · « **Reply #15 on:** February 09, 2022, 08:13:24 PM »

Forgive my ignorance, where are you and this property located roughly?

Atkinsmatt · « **Reply #16 on:** February 09, 2022, 09:51:01 PM »

South of Savannah ga

Atkinsmatt · « **Reply #17 on:** February 14, 2022, 02:59:21 PM »

Spent 5-6 hours on the bush hog Saturday with no carnage. I did do some discovery learning. We also like the land even more with the area mowed. Still several more hours to go on the first cutting and some debris to haul but off to a good start.

Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 14, 2022, 06:31:34 PM »

Yo I didn’t run over a chainsaw? Camera? Small elf’s?

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Atkinsmatt · « **Reply #19 on:** February 27, 2022, 01:23:03 PM »

Spent another5 hours on bush hog. This time I found some not so buried treasure. Spent about45 minutes cutting old baleing twine and netting out of the Bush hog. That's it so far.

KensAuto · « **Reply #20 on:** February 27, 2022, 02:17:16 PM »

Quote from: Atkinsmatt on February 27, 2022, 01:23:03 PM

Spent another5 hours on bush hog. This time I found some not so buried treasure. Spent about45 minutes cutting old baleing twine and netting out of the Bush hog. That's it so far.

No pics? You're fired!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 27, 2022, 06:41:09 PM »

I don't feel so all alone now that someone else is breaking something...

Atkinsmatt · « **Reply #22 on:** February 27, 2022, 07:17:29 PM »

Failed to get any pictures of that bird nest.

JR · « **Reply #23 on:** February 28, 2022, 05:07:03 PM »

Congrats on the land purchase. Sounds nice.

Bird nest or not, we deserve pics!

Atkinsmatt · « **Reply #24 on:** March 06, 2022, 10:53:04 AM »

With cost escalated some for the storage building, we decided to live in a camper instead of squeezing into the storage building. We put a deposit on one yesterday. Should take delivery Monday. We are tearing out old fencing and continuing to mow. I will catch up on pics.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #25 on:** March 06, 2022, 04:43:00 PM »

Quote from: Atkinsmatt on March 06, 2022, 10:53:04 AM

With cost escalated some for the storage building, we decided to live in a camper instead of squeezing into the storage building. We put a deposit on one yesterday. Should take delivery Monday. We are tearing out old fencing and continuing to mow. I will catch up on pics.

Camper living is actually fun. Forces you to downsize and choose what you really need to have sitting around since there is limited storage space. Here's a suggestion. Adding a small storage building, like a 10X12 or something like that will make for a big closet that you can toss a washer and dryer into as well as another freezer.

Atkinsmatt · « **Reply #26 on:** March 10, 2022, 11:46:19 AM »

Here are a couple more pics

Atkinsmatt · « **Reply #27 on:** March 10, 2022, 11:47:06 AM »

Footers going in for the storage building

Atkinsmatt · « **Reply #28 on:** March 10, 2022, 11:47:42 AM »

There is a tractor in the distance.

JR · « **Reply #29 on:** March 10, 2022, 12:27:41 PM »

Like the wall.

Atkinsmatt · « **Reply #30 on:** March 10, 2022, 12:33:07 PM »

Those are about rotted wooden hog houses. I have to do something to get rid of them

JR · « **Reply #31 on:** March 10, 2022, 12:37:34 PM »

Ha, thought it was a stone fence.

Nate · « **Reply #32 on:** March 10, 2022, 03:17:26 PM »

time to put little orange to work

Atkinsmatt · « **Reply #33 on:** March 10, 2022, 03:31:35 PM »

Mine is a Mahindra.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #34 on:** March 10, 2022, 03:57:04 PM »

What I thought 50-60HP Mahindra

Atkinsmatt · « **Reply #35 on:** March 10, 2022, 07:16:45 PM »

It's a 40 with 4 wheel drive and a front loader

Atkinsmatt · « **Reply #36 on:** March 14, 2022, 08:48:39 PM »

Bad weather prevented us from doing anything Saturday but I did get more mowing done Sun after church.

Atkinsmatt · « **Reply #37 on:** March 28, 2022, 01:59:15 PM »

Before and after slab.

This is for the 30x50 storage building. Just found out it is due to arrive the week of 4 April. To be immediately installed.

Atkinsmatt · « **Reply #38 on:** March 28, 2022, 01:59:59 PM »

Fencing has been ordered and started arriving. Next weekend, corner posts for the horse pasture.

Bob Smith · « **Reply #39 on:** March 28, 2022, 02:44:44 PM »

Looks good young man. looks so large right now, starts looking not so big once the sides start going up.

Bob Smith · « **Reply #40 on:** March 28, 2022, 03:02:24 PM »

Quote from: Atkinsmatt on March 10, 2022, 12:33:07 PM

Those are about rotted wooden hog houses. I have to do something to get rid of them

Dig out a pit with the tractor, nice fire, fill in the pit burying the nails and junk.

Atkinsmatt · « **Reply #41 on:** March 28, 2022, 06:42:07 PM »

Last owner is slowly getting them. He has had medical issues so we are letting him go slow. I think eventually that is what will happen. He has gotten about half so far.

The slab is 30 x50 with a 10 ft approach on it.

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #42 on:** March 28, 2022, 06:47:37 PM »

Congrats Matt. Then you can start planning the expansion or next building. There is never enough.

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Atkinsmatt · « **Reply #43 on:** March 28, 2022, 06:55:13 PM »

Just got our house plans. Not sure when we will start that.

Atkinsmatt · « **Reply #44 on:** April 04, 2022, 07:50:47 PM »

Worked all day sat on fencing. Sunday morning got a text that said our building would be there at 3 on Sunday afternoon to start. They arrived at 4 and started. They finished the building at 730 Monday afternoon.

Pics to follow.