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Looking really different Don! Cannot imagine where the extra plastic jugs are coming from!?! Hope you beat Mr. Freeze, cause replacing busted RV Hose/Fittings stinks!
Quote from: cudakidd53 on October 02, 2016, 06:45:27 PMLooking really different Don! Cannot imagine where the extra plastic jugs are coming from!?! Hope you beat Mr. Freeze, cause replacing busted RV Hose/Fittings stinks!I don't think I will beat Mr. Winter, but I might be able to catch up if I get some good work days.So who knows how to calculate what size block wall needs how many blocks?
Quote from: Flyin6 on October 02, 2016, 07:33:49 PMQuote from: cudakidd53 on October 02, 2016, 06:45:27 PMLooking really different Don! Cannot imagine where the extra plastic jugs are coming from!?! Hope you beat Mr. Freeze, cause replacing busted RV Hose/Fittings stinks!I don't think I will beat Mr. Winter, but I might be able to catch up if I get some good work days.So who knows how to calculate what size block wall needs how many blocks?Said block is X so LxW equals feet or inches etc, said wall LxW equals feet or inches, divide smaller number into larger one. Am I missing something?Assuming you are using concrete block & mortar, a simple way to "cheat" for those of us non masons is to cut a bunch of small 1" lengths of rebar the diameter of the mortar joint you need. So when you're stacking & setting wall you just lay them in between rows. This way if your mortar is a little wet the wall won't sag on you. Not saying the pilot isn't a skilled block layer but it's a very easy way to set a wall level....
Couple thoughts, instead of tar paper & roofing material on outside of walls why not a tar solution like they used on old wooden boats? Second thought, shipping container $2500 or less anywhere in the country, take trailer and pickup then unload with sarge. Also look at military surplus auctions near Dayton, they used to sell smaller ones like half length......
Coat the exterior (after you weld in bracing) with that epoxy paint & it will last forever. We used those handheld electric airless sprayers from HD to spray the stuff FYI. Back to the rebar & laying block, blacksmith I know built a chimney in his steel shop that way around 25' high so it works well. Something to think about if you ever build a proper house on said property......
Do you really need running water during the winter? Seems like an awful lot of work for something I think you could manage to get by without. Every winter a group of us head up to the cabin for a week for deer season. No running water there. Truck in enough fresh water to drink and do some dishes. Heat the water up on the stove or in your case you could use the microwave (no electricity at the cabin either). Warm some more water up to wash yourself up at the end of the day so you don't stink to bad. Sure at the end of the week you might stink a little and be ready to take a warm shower but its not that bad. It just seems like a lot or work for a temporary fix that isn't really needed. If your down for an extended period, or you have the women down and they just need to take a shower it wouldn't take that long to blow the pipes out with air and then dump a little anti-freeze in the p-traps or a few sinks.Unless of course you have a larger plan for this structure in the future I am not aware of it seems like a lot of work and wasted time that could be better spend doing something else.
You do have a heat duct from the gas furnace going to the underbelly I would think. If so and you are using an oil filled heater to keep the inside from freezing, install a small fan to direct air to the cold air return of the gas furnace. Cover some of the heater vents so the warm air heads to the underbelly duct. Leave the cabinet doors open a bit where there is plumbing and hopefully that should keep the stuff down there from freezing unless it gets darn cold. You do still plan on putting some sort of skirting around the trailer for winter I hope.
Build walls around the camper to keep the heat inside Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Don if you're going there in the winter will you need a plow to get the road open? Not sure how much snow you guys get there. See? I can spend your money almost as darn fast as you can?!! :D
I think you had it right Don. Run the electric and get it over with. We plan for the worst but reality is you'll probably die of old age with your electric service functioning just fine. Get that done first. Then take your time on the bunker. Even if Ken's girlfriend gets elected you got at least 5-10 years to get completely hardened. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I just don't want to wind up missing a digit or limb. I can sometimes get in a hurry to get results.
So I hit pay dirt on two of those water tanks.The 2400 gallon one is an indoor install 5 years old at $1200And I got a call on a spun fiberglass tank with an interesting story. The gentleman who has possession of it says it is new, as in NEW. His company purchased it then discovered that it was too big to get into the building so they discarded it!It is a brand new 5,800 gallon monster. Yep another huge tank measuring 11 feet long (tall) and ten feet in diameter!!!!!!Raises the question once again about how I might possibly haul the thing from north of Cincy to the farm.If I can, well that would just solve all my problems. Almost 6,000 gallons would be one heck of a hot shower!
So, Bobby...being the calculating trained warrior NCO that you are. Take the appropriate action, Execute!
your standard grunt level CQB is just putting rounds and rounds on scary stuff till it stops scaring you!