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By:
loprofile
Date:09-Aug-19
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We were selling old semi trailers at work for scrap so I decided convert a couple of them to a Five Star lodge. Turned out to be a little bigger project than I had anticipated but the end is in sight. Really cool experience with some great volunteer friends. Not sure if this link will work. If not I will post some individual pictures. More to come as completion nears.
By:
drycreek
Date:09-Aug-19
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Linky no worky for me...
By:
loprofile
Date:09-Aug-19
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Going to try something else.
By:
Ambush
Date:09-Aug-19
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APauls should be all over this one!! Get one with a working "reefer".
By:
loprofile
Date:09-Aug-19
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Going to have to go the slow route. A couple at a time. These are the start. Both trailers are 1970's vintage. Longer one is 46 footer, shorter one is 28.
By:
loprofile
Date:09-Aug-19
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28 footer
By:
loprofile
Date:09-Aug-19
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sorry about sideways pics - any help appreciated
By:
loprofile
Date:09-Aug-19
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Image tools works!
By:
loprofile
Date:09-Aug-19
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We sold these creampuffs to fund the new project.
By:
loprofile
Date:09-Aug-19
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By:
loprofile
Date:09-Aug-19
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By:
Buffalo1
Date:09-Aug-19
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So are you buying a 18-wheeler tractor to pull with? I don't think a 5th wheel unit in back of p/u will work for towing.
By:
loprofile
Date:13-Aug-19
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LOL No, these are going to be fixed position permanent.
By:
loprofile
Date:13-Aug-19
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Moved them to farm and removed the axles. Took a helpful friend, cutting torch, tractor and winch.
By:
loprofile
Date:13-Aug-19
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By:
loprofile
Date:13-Aug-19
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By:
JTreeman
Date:13-Aug-19
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I’ll be interested in this thread, I’m probably too lazy at this point to follow suit, but should be cool. Thanks for sharing.
—Jim
By:
loprofile
Date:13-Aug-19
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Buddy Steve with the torch.
By:
loprofile
Date:13-Aug-19
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Here is a picture showing the long trailer after removing the axle. We blocked off two walls of our pole barn with the trailers which made a really nice open interior space withing the barn.
By:
loprofile
Date:13-Aug-19
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By:
loprofile
Date:14-Aug-19
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The basic concept is to convert the small 28 foot trailer to two 8 by ten bedrooms and a bathroom with a sink and shower and the in the large 46 foot trailer build have an 8 by 10 bedroom on one end, a kitchen area on the opposite end (with cabinets, refrigerator, sink) and a living area in the middle. A sliding glass door opens to a 24 x 16 foot deck.
By:
loprofile
Date:14-Aug-19
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the basic design
By:
Grubby
Date:14-Aug-19
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Looks like a great project,thanks for sharing.
By:
loprofile
Date:14-Aug-19
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By:
loprofile
Date:14-Aug-19
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Sorry, can't figure out how to get movies from Iphone to Bowsite
By:
loprofile
Date:14-Aug-19
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This is a view of the wall dividing the pole barn in half. Sorry for the construction clutter.
By:
loprofile
Date:14-Aug-19
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Skipped a bunch of steps that I will go back to but this one gives a pretty good picture of the concept.
By:
Joey Ward
Date:14-Aug-19
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Nice to be able to work on stuff in inclement weather.
By:
loprofile
Date:14-Aug-19
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Wish we had some inclement weather here in Alabama. The heat index is brutal on this project. Fortunately at this time we have air conditioning in both trailers so interior work is no so bad.
By:
loprofile
Date:14-Aug-19
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Removed rollup doors and framed in.
By:
loprofile
Date:14-Aug-19
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Lapboard siding.
By:
loprofile
Date:14-Aug-19
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Lots of after work hours
By:
loprofile
Date:14-Aug-19
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By:
Joey Ward
Date:14-Aug-19
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Hardie?
By:
loprofile
Date:14-Aug-19
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Yes, from Home Depot.
By:
MarkU
Date:14-Aug-19
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Is this considered a true redneck project?
By:
Joey Ward
Date:14-Aug-19
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Awesome. Paint it. No maintenance.
And it looks like whoever installed it knows what they’re doing.
By:
loprofile
Date:15-Aug-19
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I am overwhelmed by the help I have had from friends. Plumbing, electrical, heating and air, carpentry, all done without a nickel out of pocket. Jumping a million steps but this picture shows part of the crew who worked last night under the lights til 11:00 pm
By:
loprofile
Date:15-Aug-19
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framed rollup door space from inside
By:
loprofile
Date:16-Aug-19
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A view of the large trailer after ripping plywood off the walls, sanding the white oak floors, and nearly completing the lapboard siding on the end.
By:
loprofile
Date:16-Aug-19
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Also sliding glass door on left and entrance door on right. Sliding glass door goes to deck and entrance door goes to barn.
By:
loprofile
Date:19-Aug-19
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One of the things that got me excited about this project was the floors. The trailers are about 45 years old and the floors are white oak, butcher block. They are scratched and gouged by years of hand trucks. The next two pics are of the floors after sanding and then after applying polyurethane.
By:
loprofile
Date:19-Aug-19
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By:
woodguy65
Date:19-Aug-19
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Pretty cool - you have some good buddies.
By:
shiloh
Date:19-Aug-19
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There's a big ol rattle snake on those porch steps. Didn't know if y'all had seen him!!!
By:
loprofile
Date:19-Aug-19
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Good eye Shiloh! That one is an old mount but we have some good timber rattlers down here. This is one with my grandaughter Addy last fall.
By:
grubby
Date:20-Aug-19
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I like those floors!! That snake though.........
By:
shiloh
Date:20-Aug-19
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Dang!! My wife is from Choctaw County and they have some trophy rattlers down there too!!
By:
loprofile
Date:20-Aug-19
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Another cool thing about the trailers was the baseboards. These are 12 inch boards bordering the bottom of the walls to protect them. They looked pretty rough but we removed them and sanded them to reuse them in the project.
By:
loprofile
Date:20-Aug-19
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The next couple of pictures show a mess but give a pretty good idea of what the plan for the big trailer. We put rigid foam insulation between the metal ribs on the walls and the ceiling. We screwed 3/4 inch furring strips on the ribs and horizontally along the ceiling so we would have something to nail the paneling on. The paneling is 1/4" 4 x 8 sheets of engineered pine.
By:
loprofile
Date:20-Aug-19
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The picture is pretty distorting on size. The main room here is 36' x 8' and the bedroom at the end is 8 x 10
By:
loprofile
Date:20-Aug-19
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The pictures are a little distorting on size. The main room is 36' x 7.75' and the bedroom at the end is 10' x 7.75'.
By:
loprofile
Date:20-Aug-19
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On the back wall is our tankless hot water heater and the inside part of our mini-split ductless air conditioner. Both installed at no charge by friends.
By:
itshot
Date:20-Aug-19
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nice!
was this a reg trailer or reefer type insulated?]
the pole barn is a beauty
By:
loprofile
Date:21-Aug-19
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regular uninsulated. We used a combination of rigid foam and fibreglass insulation.
By:
loprofile
Date:21-Aug-19
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Thanks Itshot. I had access to some reclaimed heart pine boards and one day decided even if I might not have a great lodge I could have a great wall!
By:
loprofile
Date:21-Aug-19
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Jumping around quite a bit. This one shows the board we put down the center of the ceiling. It covers the space between the rigid foam insulation, hides the wires and provides a base for mounting the lights. It is a 100+ year old 1 x 12 heart pine board salvaged from an old building.
By:
loprofile
Date:21-Aug-19
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By:
loprofile
Date:22-Aug-19
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a couple of pics showing buddies doing the electrical
By:
loprofile
Date:22-Aug-19
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By:
loprofile
Date:23-Aug-19
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A few pics of various steps
By:
loprofile
Date:23-Aug-19
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By:
loprofile
Date:23-Aug-19
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By:
loprofile
Date:23-Aug-19
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By:
loprofile
Date:02-Sep-19
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A ways to go but a lot of progress. Shooting for completion by opening of whitetail bow season on 9/15
By:
loprofile
Date:02-Sep-19
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By:
loprofile
Date:02-Sep-19
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A buddy at work. The panels are made out of hog wire panels.
By:
scentman
Date:03-Sep-19
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some great ideas, thanks for sharing.
By:
hdaman
Date:03-Sep-19
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This is a great project to follow along on! Keep the pics coming, please!
By:
loprofile
Date:03-Sep-19
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Skipping around a bit. This one is a pretty good look at various parts of the project. I salvaged most of the blue and pink foam insulation from a remodel of our warehouse. This project ate more 2 x 4's than I ever imagined.
By:
loprofile
Date:04-Sep-19
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Same view as above after trimming
By:
loprofile
Date:04-Sep-19
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Ceiling shot of same room. Ceiling is merely rigid foam insulation stuck between ceiling ribs with a heart pine center board for looks, light fixture, and hiding wires.
By:
loprofile
Date:04-Sep-19
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The blue on the right is just a piece of insulation blocking the sun through the window until I get blinds
By:
Beav
Date:04-Sep-19
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What a cool project! Looks great!
By:
loprofile
Date:04-Sep-19
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thanks. My wife said she is tired of the project. I told her "you should be doing it". A really fun time though with a lot of friends stepping up to the plate.
By:
loprofile
Date:06-Sep-19
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We made all of the ceiling, corner, door, window, etc. trim by ripping old pine boards salvaged from barns and houses. Required nearly 800 linear feet by the time we finished.
By:
loprofile
Date:06-Sep-19
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Discarded lot because of bug damage, appearance, cracks etc. But lots of it was pure pine gold.
By:
loprofile
Date:09-Sep-19
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Have been using portable metal steps for main entrance. Built these yesterday. All of my help was dove hunting and it is a pretty tough one man job.
By:
loprofile
Date:09-Sep-19
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By:
loprofile
Date:09-Sep-19
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Still have to add safety rails. Moved the portable steps to the deck to use until we get around to steps there.
By:
loprofile
Date:11-Sep-19
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cutout and placed old cast iron farm sink. Going to put old tin on the open end of the sink cabinet.
By:
loprofile
Date:11-Sep-19
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Have to tile the cabinet surface before final sink installation.
By:
loprofile
Date:16-Sep-19
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got the tile on yesterday.
By:
loprofile
Date:16-Sep-19
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finished the cabinet with rusty reclaimed tin
By:
loprofile
Date:16-Sep-19
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Added 12 inches to the main countertop for space, trimmed with heart pine, and tiled
By:
loprofile
Date:16-Sep-19
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Added 12 inches to the 24 inch counter top, trimmed in pine, and tiled
By:
Grubby
Date:16-Sep-19
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Looks like you are getting pretty close to the housewarming
By:
loprofile
Date:16-Sep-19
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Sure hope so. My to do list is getting pretty short for sure.
By:
Grubby
Date:16-Sep-19
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Let everyone know what to bring
By:
loprofile
Date:18-Sep-19
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Will do. Should be a sparse crowd I believe based on interest in this thread! I was looking at options for towel rack ideas in the bathroom and came up with this one. Turned out way better than I dreamed.
By:
Brotsky
Date:18-Sep-19
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This is awesome, turning out great! The beer budget alone with all those buddies must be staggering :-) Good stuff!
By:
loprofile
Date:18-Sep-19
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Old Forester Bourbon stock should be on the rise!
By:
BigStriper
Date:18-Sep-19
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Sure looks nice, you fella's are going to have a nice place to hang out in when your done.
Kurt
By:
boothill
Date:18-Sep-19
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That is going to be a really cool place to get away for weekends. I'm sure it will enjoyed by everyone.
By:
loprofile
Date:18-Sep-19
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Thanks Boothill. Actually, I am retiring effective November 1. Goal is to have a nice place where my wife can visit me during bow season.
By:
hdaman
Date:18-Sep-19
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This has been one heck of a transformation! Keeps the pics coming.
By:
dakotaduner
Date:18-Sep-19
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I’ve been following this and I’m enjoying your ingenuity and progress. Looks like a great place to hang. With a little bourbon
By:
loprofile
Date:18-Sep-19
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Thanks all. Fun project that I hope to wrap up soon. By then I can figure out how to post a video of the final results.
By:
Loprofile
Date:19-Sep-19
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Finally got sink in
By:
Joey Ward
Date:19-Sep-19
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The rectangular frame at the end of the sink cabinet, on the outside wall....what is it?
By:
greg simon
Date:19-Sep-19
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Looks like some real handy work going on there. I'm impressed. Good job!!!
By:
wooddamon1
Date:19-Sep-19
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Awesome project, nice work!
By:
loprofile
Date:19-Sep-19
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The rectangular frame is a tankless hot water heater. That is the entire unit. I supplies unlimited hot water to the shower as well as the bathroom and kitchen sink. Perfect because you don't have to store hot water. This one is just under 4 gallons per minute and was just over $300 at Home Depot. Friend installed it.
By:
wild1
Date:19-Sep-19
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Well done!! Enjoy !
By:
Loprofile
Date:20-Sep-19
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Microwave and toaster oven
By:
Loprofile
Date:20-Sep-19
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Modern communications
By:
Loprofile
Date:20-Sep-19
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Towel rack for shower
By:
Loprofile
Date:20-Sep-19
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The lamp two pictures back was made from the hub of an old wagon wheel. Gift from a friend
By:
5575
Date:21-Sep-19
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This is really cool! Nice job, you will really enjoy that place I'm sure and so will many others!
By:
BigOk
Date:21-Sep-19
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Looks great.
By:
Loprofile
Date:21-Sep-19
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Ad for Old English.
By:
Loprofile
Date:21-Sep-19
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Friend gave me the cabinets from his old house
By:
hdaman
Date:22-Sep-19
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5 star lodging! Really nice work.
By:
loprofile
Date:25-Sep-19
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Found this in my wife's "store forever" files in the attic. Thought it fit the decor.
By:
Loprofile
Date:05-Oct-19
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These are 6 hunting buddies we have lost over the years. Ages range from 38 to 78. Remember them everything day
By:
Chris S
Date:05-Oct-19
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I love the wall of fame. Very nice touch. May it never grow.
By:
Loprofile
Date:06-Oct-19
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Project never seems to end. Built steps-decided I needed a landin
By:
Loprofile
Date:06-Oct-19
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Finally finished the bathroom.
By:
Loprofile
Date:06-Oct-19
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Finally finished the bathroom.
By:
hdaman
Date:06-Oct-19
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Looks great!
By:
spike78
Date:06-Oct-19
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Hate these threads makes me realize how lazy I am lol. Looking great so far!
By:
Loprofile
Date:08-Oct-19
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Landing complete and right side up
By:
Loprofile
Date:08-Oct-19
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Should have put septic tank in before deck. Tight quarters fo my volunteer backhoe man Mark. Quit last night under the lights. Hope to finish tonight
By:
loprofile
Date:08-Oct-19
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Got to get this done tonight so I can head for Illinois Thursday for bow opener. And Alabama season opens on the fifteenth. Wife has been great but after five months her patience is starting to wear a little thin.
By:
yooper89
Date:08-Oct-19
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What an awesome project. Thanks for posting and continually updating. I love this kind of stuff
By:
loprofile
Date:08-Oct-19
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Thanks. Hope to put it all together soon in a youtube video and post the link. It has been fun and has really shown me a lot about friendship
By:
Loprofile
Date:09-Oct-19
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Little overly optimistic on this project.
By:
Loprofile
Date:09-Oct-19
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Quit at 10 pm. But lots of progress
By:
Loprofile
Date:09-Oct-19
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Took time during a break for a hand towel holder
By:
loprofile
Date:22-Oct-19
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My office staff had the perfect retirement present. Custom fire pit with whitetail buck, gobbler, quail, and my wirehaired dachshund tracking dog Fred. Taking it to the farm this afternoon. Absolutely blown away.
By:
loprofile
Date:22-Oct-19
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By:
loprofile
Date:22-Oct-19
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Grubby
Date:22-Oct-19
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That’s very nice!!
By:
smurph
Date:22-Oct-19
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Thankyou for sharing. Some really clever recycling!
By:
hdaman
Date:22-Oct-19
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That's great!
By:
Bowfreak
Date:22-Oct-19
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I can't wait to see the video. Super cool!
By:
Loprofile
Date:10-Nov-19
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Getting closer. First fire
By:
Loprofile
Date:10-Nov-19
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Another view
By:
Loprofile
Date:10-Nov-19
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Found just the right table
By:
Loprofile
Date:10-Nov-19
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Three of my buddies
By:
Scar Finga
Date:11-Nov-19
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That is very cool! Great work, craftsmanship and recycling!!!!
By:
Loprofile
Date:11-Nov-19
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It’s been fun. Getting to finishing touches. Plumbing is all working but need to get field lines completed and covered for septic system
By:
Loprofile
Date:11-Nov-19
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Speaking of recycling. Found this in my attic. Caution - rifle kill
By:
Loprofile
Date:11-Nov-19
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By:
Treeline
Date:11-Nov-19
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Man! What an ambitious project! Turned out to be an awesome hunting camp for sure! Great work!
By:
Loprofile
Date:11-Nov-19
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Trophy wall
By:
hdaman
Date:11-Nov-19
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I've been wondering how you were doing with this project. One of the neatest builds I've seen! You will create many memories with friends and family there.
By:
JohnMC
Date:11-Nov-19
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Can we get a better picture of those bass the gal is holding?
By:
Inshart
Date:12-Nov-19
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By:
Loprofile
Date:12-Nov-19
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Thanks for pix fix
By:
Treeline
Date:12-Nov-19
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Yep, looks like a few trophy pics there on the trophy wall:-)
Although might need to make it spin to a blank wall or church social pics for when a wife shows up!
By:
Loprofile
Date:13-Nov-19
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Wife said I had a better chance at a 200” whitetail
By:
Norseman
Date:13-Nov-19
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So your saying there is a chance...??????
LoL
By:
The last savage
Date:17-Nov-19
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Very nice work!!! Its very rewarding doing it yourself... way to go...
By:
Candor
Date:17-Nov-19
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This is awesome. Thank you for taking the time to share it.
By:
Loprofile
Date:20-Nov-19
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Neat idea for shelf brackets over kitchen sink.
By:
Iowabowhunter
Date:20-Nov-19
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Man this is fantastic!!!
By:
axle2axle
Date:20-Nov-19
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Nice work...some good craftsmanship there! Kevin
By:
Loprofile
Date:20-Nov-19
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Thanks. Right now we are trying to finish the septic field lines between rains. After that it’s mostly cleanup. Eating in to my hunting time but end is in sight
By:
Loprofile
Date:21-Nov-19
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Saved the worst for last
By:
Loprofile
Date:02-Dec-19
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Just about done. Close to a video tout
By:
Loprofile
Date:02-Dec-19
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Just about done. Close to a video tout
By:
Loprofile
Date:03-Dec-19
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A little break from the grind
By:
hdaman
Date:03-Dec-19
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As mentioned previously, this was an excellent project to follow. Thanks and enjoy the holidays!