Author Topic: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 4 (Read 96661 times)

Flyin6 · « **Reply #500 on:** June 30, 2017, 09:44:58 PM »

And right away I got started moving big heavy rocks from the pond dig site up to the living area. Here is an area I finished, then filled with several yards of cedar mulch I created with the chipper

Flyin6 · « **Reply #501 on:** June 30, 2017, 09:45:49 PM »

Here is the new "Quarry."

Flyin6 · « **Reply #502 on:** June 30, 2017, 09:47:25 PM »

Next up I moved four huge stones and cut them into the bank leading uphill from the camper to the shed. I plan an extensive rockscape here, this is the start of all that

Flyin6 · « **Reply #503 on:** June 30, 2017, 09:48:40 PM »

And this little guy is still digging "his" hole

Flyin6 · « **Reply #504 on:** June 30, 2017, 09:50:26 PM »

We had that tropical rain storm pass through a few days ago. It packed in 2-4 feet of water in my pond excavation!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #505 on:** June 30, 2017, 09:51:44 PM »

Everyone younger than me is already using it for recreation!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #506 on:** June 30, 2017, 09:53:30 PM »

CARREP

I suffered a busted taillight (No clue as to how??) and another flat tire

Flyin6 · « **Reply #507 on:** June 30, 2017, 09:54:28 PM »

Then I got busy framing in the shelter structure near the camper

Flyin6 · « **Reply #508 on:** June 30, 2017, 09:57:56 PM »

The cost for all that was zero. I had some left over 2 X 6 X 14's which would have cost something normally, but, not this time. I'll plate over them with a 2 X 10 later, as this is just to get something defined.

Working with these big pieces of cedar require some HD connectors. I am using structural 6 in. screws which are drilled in and counter sunk

Flyin6 · « **Reply #509 on:** June 30, 2017, 09:59:35 PM »

I quit the framing at this point. Next up will be the band and the roof trusses

Flyin6 · « **Reply #510 on:** June 30, 2017, 10:02:13 PM »

Then I started on the interior wallage. I had planned to build the walls of Cedar planks, but in the end settled on big, really heavy stones. After two days of wrestling those things around I ought to have my head examined!

But I am still using natural materials takes from my property, so here we go

Flyin6 · « **Reply #511 on:** June 30, 2017, 10:03:48 PM »

And when I brought in a stone too big for the wall, I stacked it on "Ranger Wall" or on the next set of steps up to the shed

Flyin6 · « **Reply #512 on:** June 30, 2017, 10:06:11 PM »

You can't believe how much work it is hauling in those rocks, excavating for each one, then leveling the spot with gravel, and finally working the stones into place

It's a workout!

Now off to a hot epsom salt soaking bath...

Nate · « **Reply #513 on:** June 30, 2017, 11:13:57 PM »

looking good!

Sammconn · « **Reply #514 on:** June 30, 2017, 11:43:19 PM »

Lookin good boss!
And a small CARREP to boot!

cudakidd53 · « **Reply #515 on:** July 01, 2017, 08:18:33 AM »

Wow Don, really looking good. Cedar mulch so close to Combat Max is a tactical risk, but manageable with Sarge to pull you free! Makes the place look spiffy and suitable for female habitation in the near future.

Sawmill is really paying off for you and the place looks WAY different from a year ago! That hollow knob still home to a raccoon, or have the boys convinced it to move elsewhere?

Flyin6 · « **Reply #516 on:** July 01, 2017, 10:22:37 AM »

Quote from: cudakidd53 on July 01, 2017, 08:18:33 AM

Wow Don, really looking good. Cedar mulch so close to Combat Max is a tactical risk, but manageable with Sarge to pull you free! Makes the place look spiffy and suitable for female habitation in the near future.

Sawmill is really paying off for you and the place looks WAY different from a year ago! That hollow knob still home to a raccoon, or have the boys convinced it to move elsewhere?

I think it moved on...to the old house. The sled dog ate one up last week, but it was younger. My theory: The hollow knob coon was growing rapidly and gettin' fat snakin' on all the leftovers the boys carelessly left about. The HKC simply outgrew the entry hole and had to move into the snake infested old house.
Makes sense...

KensAuto · « **Reply #517 on:** July 01, 2017, 05:47:05 PM »

Bunch of work there Don. Looking great!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #518 on:** July 01, 2017, 07:12:23 PM »

Quote from: KensAuto on July 01, 2017, 05:47:05 PM

Bunch of work there Don. Looking great!

Danke!

Who has a truss building/figurin' link?

Have to fab up 8 trusses this week to get some roofage on that crooked structure.

Wilbur · « **Reply #519 on:** July 01, 2017, 07:52:18 PM »

Nice work Don. I like it.

stlaser · « **Reply #520 on:** July 01, 2017, 08:44:18 PM »

Quote from: Flyin6 on July 01, 2017, 07:12:23 PM

Quote from: KensAuto on July 01, 2017, 05:47:05 PM
Bunch of work there Don. Looking great!
Danke!

Who has a truss building/figurin' link?

Have to fab up 8 trusses this week to get some roo___e on that crooked structure.

Just overbuild it, you will want to store stuff up in those rafters at some point anyhow.

Armalite · « **Reply #521 on:** July 03, 2017, 09:01:48 PM »

what he said... ^^^^^

longball · « **Reply #522 on:** July 03, 2017, 09:40:08 PM »

Overhead storage is dangerous in the event of a fire in the building. The obvious is falling debris but it can/will lead to premature roof failure. When the roof goes, the walls are right behind it.

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Flyin6 · « **Reply #523 on:** July 03, 2017, 11:33:36 PM »

I think I am just going to overbuild it!

Picked up all the materials today. Will get on cutting it to pieces tomorrow and hopefully have a truss or two by day's end

cruizng · « **Reply #524 on:** July 04, 2017, 04:18:41 PM »

Did you ever take the outhouse down there? Or still in basement? Or did I miss something. I thought Pre rangers were hand digging hole.

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Flyin6 · « **Reply #525 on:** July 04, 2017, 10:52:05 PM »

Well, was going to build some roof trusses today, however I found out that Tractor Supply Company had a one day 15% off sale for military folks.

So it was off to the races to pick up one of the water storage tanks I needed, which I now own

I needed a 1550 gallon tank which my store stocks to collect rain water from the shed roof, which I will connect to the two 330 gallon tanks feeding the camper, outside hose, and soon to be, outside shower.

After loading that monstrosity up, I just decided to run it straight down to the farm and dump it about where it will soon reside permanently.

1550-gallon bulk storage
Mobile nursing tank
87 in. dia. x 67 in. H polyethylene bulk storage tank
1-1/4 in. poly fitting
3 year limited warranty

JR · « **Reply #526 on:** July 05, 2017, 03:41:28 AM »

Finally got caught up with this. Broken, fixin, welding, buying, digging and wall building.

That ought to provide for few days of water and even a shower or 2.

I like the mulch and rocks, looks homey.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #527 on:** July 05, 2017, 10:08:00 AM »

Quote from: JR on July 05, 2017, 03:41:28 AM

Finally got caught up with this. Broken, fixin, welding, buying, digging and wall building.

That ought to provide for few days of water and even a shower or 2.

I like the mulch and rocks, looks homey.

Wife liked it too
She saw it all for the first time in a month, yesterday
She liked the stone steps and stone handy work

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #528 on:** July 05, 2017, 12:07:32 PM »

Don, question for you. I know you had cows show up on your property, have you had any stray dogs show up? I seem to be a magnet for stray dogs at my place.

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Flyin6 · « **Reply #529 on:** July 05, 2017, 12:16:57 PM »

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on July 05, 2017, 12:07:32 PM

Don, question for you. I know you had cows show up on your property, have you had any stray dogs show up? I seem to be a magnet for stray dogs at my place.

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No dogs!
One stray cat...ugly thing, wasn't there the next time we came around
A few coyotes
A bunch of Turkey
Deere and deer, of course
A dwindling raccoon population
opossum
Squirrel
Chipmunk
Cows (4)
Snakes
Turtles
Crawdads
Fish, various
(Very) unconfirmed two bear sighting
A couple Marines
One squid
and an Air Farce critter
and some things which go bump in the night
But no doggies

Flyin6 · « **Reply #530 on:** July 05, 2017, 09:46:44 PM »

Worked on the roof trusses for the trellis thing I was calling a gazebo

Not sure what exactly it is, but these things will hold up the roof stuff which will keep me cool/warm/dry/comfortable

First thing I ripped the four sheets of 1/2" OSB into one foot wide strips

Flyin6 · « **Reply #531 on:** July 05, 2017, 09:47:22 PM »

Then I broke them down further into one foot squares

Flyin6 · « **Reply #532 on:** July 05, 2017, 09:48:07 PM »

And hauled the rest of the lumber into the shop

Flyin6 · « **Reply #533 on:** July 05, 2017, 09:50:01 PM »

For trusses up to 14 feet, which this one is, the engineers only call for a single "strut", however in the spirit of overbuilding everything, I will use two per side or four total for the span

The general plan was planned, and computed before cutting anything

Flyin6 · « **Reply #534 on:** July 05, 2017, 09:52:40 PM »

The top pieces are 7' 10" long and affix to a 14 foot bottom piece.

Having a 6/12 pitch, the top angle is 26.57, so I went half way between 26 and 27 degrees and I got a perfect fit

Flyin6 · « **Reply #535 on:** July 05, 2017, 09:53:29 PM »

Then I marked and cut the angles into the lower (tension) piece

Flyin6 · « **Reply #536 on:** July 05, 2017, 09:54:58 PM »

Then allowing for a three foot wide section in the middle (Actually a bit less) I cut up the four uprights and fitted them temporarily

Flyin6 · « **Reply #537 on:** July 05, 2017, 09:57:51 PM »

With a few pieces screwed together temporarily, I placed wood blocks which I had taken out of the head of my hillary lovin' neighbors and placed them around all the members and taped them securely to the floor, creating a jig of sorts

Flyin6 · « **Reply #538 on:** July 05, 2017, 09:59:47 PM »

Next I started cutting endless duplicate pieces from which I will build seven identical trusses

stlaser · « **Reply #539 on:** July 05, 2017, 10:00:06 PM »

That's a lot of ciphering, you sure you're qualified for such things?

Flyin6 · « **Reply #540 on:** July 05, 2017, 10:02:43 PM »

BTW, we cleaned the shop prior to beginning this job, so you can appreciate just how messy all that cutting made the place!

Next up, came the OSB reinforcements. Each joint gets a specifically shaped piece of OSB...many, many pieces of OSB

Flyin6 · « **Reply #541 on:** July 05, 2017, 10:03:05 PM »

Quote from: stlaser on July 05, 2017, 10:00:06 PM

That's a lot of ciphering, you sure you're qualified for such things?

Questionable...

Flyin6 · « **Reply #542 on:** July 05, 2017, 10:04:28 PM »

Here's some detail of those reinforcements which are both glued and screwed onto the 2 X 4's

Flyin6 · « **Reply #543 on:** July 05, 2017, 10:05:52 PM »

I missed one square, but I'll come back and wack off those pesky corners

Flyin6 · « **Reply #544 on:** July 05, 2017, 10:08:12 PM »

As you can see, I have a long way to go, including plating the other side of this first trus...Oh, yes, these reinforcement plates go on each side before we can call it finished.

That all took me to around 2030, time to call it a good day and hit the shower.

Nate · « **Reply #545 on:** July 05, 2017, 10:44:55 PM »

Looks really good.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #546 on:** July 05, 2017, 10:55:15 PM »

Quote from: nmeyer414 on July 05, 2017, 10:44:55 PM

Looks really good.

I just hope they do their job when I nail them up in place

KensAuto · « **Reply #547 on:** July 05, 2017, 10:57:50 PM »

Screwed and glued, but are they tattooed?

Nate · « **Reply #548 on:** July 05, 2017, 11:02:31 PM »

Quote from: Flyin6 on July 05, 2017, 10:55:15 PM

Quote from: nmeyer414 on July 05, 2017, 10:44:55 PM
Looks really good.
I just hope they do their job when I nail them up in place

Just remember that your 2 outside ones dont get the additional pieces of wood, use the metal pieces in their places.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #549 on:** July 05, 2017, 11:05:43 PM »

Quote from: nmeyer414 on July 05, 2017, 11:02:31 PM

Quote from: Flyin6 on July 05, 2017, 10:55:15 PM
Quote from: nmeyer414 on July 05, 2017, 10:44:55 PM
Looks really good.
I just hope they do their job when I nail them up in place

Just remember that your 2 outside ones dont get the additional pieces of wood, use the metal pieces in their places.

Don't gots no stinkin' metal parts!

Not getting covered, whole thing will be exposed. Maybe throw a little stain up there. Keeping it simple, open, rustic