All the old structures on the farm are in need of some kind of serious maintenance. The old outhouse was smashed in by a half a sugar maple tree that fell 2 years ago. For whatever reason, the trunk was in a full flush of oyster mushrooms just when I planned to start the project.
My dad, brother and I built the ol'outhouse, aptly named Mt. Doom by the kids, in '97.
Sierra when the current shed was the cabin. No running water, no electric.
So the outhouse, sugar maple and brush all needed to go. Mooch rolled up for chunk of time and this was the #1 priory outside cutting and spraying the plots. Mooch had a couple hours on a mini-hoe so we got one and got busy.
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Just noticed the difference in my pants, DCU's in the '97 pic after Southern Watch deployment to Qatar and the last of my OCP's from Afghanistan...
Chris came down and pitched in. LoL an Army Arty guy and Marine Fighter pilot on two different levels, funny banter! Debarked some black locust side bucks.
We got the hole dug, foundation and frame done, me and Mrs got it to IOC with the walls, roof and seating. I didn't notice in the plan the front overhang was only about 4". I scabbed some extra length on to provide some cover when getting in and out. I also changed the planned roof to 2 sheets of translucent FRP, which gave me 8' to work with.
It's IOC and the door is done. Just trim then hang the door, calk some wood gaps and add a silicone dab to each screw head that qent thru the FRP. The black locust bucks are 3x thru rebarred into the ground 1 1/2" and 4 x 16" lag screwed into the frame. T1-11 soaked up 2 gallons of water sealer.
A welcome remodel and I think Dad and Bill would love to have a in the new loo.
My dad, brother and I built the ol'outhouse, aptly named Mt. Doom by the kids, in '97.
Sierra when the current shed was the cabin. No running water, no electric.
So the outhouse, sugar maple and brush all needed to go. Mooch rolled up for chunk of time and this was the #1 priory outside cutting and spraying the plots. Mooch had a couple hours on a mini-hoe so we got one and got busy.
Just noticed the difference in my pants, DCU's in the '97 pic after Southern Watch deployment to Qatar and the last of my OCP's from Afghanistan...
Chris came down and pitched in. LoL an Army Arty guy and Marine Fighter pilot on two different levels, funny banter! Debarked some black locust side bucks.
We got the hole dug, foundation and frame done, me and Mrs got it to IOC with the walls, roof and seating. I didn't notice in the plan the front overhang was only about 4". I scabbed some extra length on to provide some cover when getting in and out. I also changed the planned roof to 2 sheets of translucent FRP, which gave me 8' to work with.
It's IOC and the door is done. Just trim then hang the door, calk some wood gaps and add a silicone dab to each screw head that qent thru the FRP. The black locust bucks are 3x thru rebarred into the ground 1 1/2" and 4 x 16" lag screwed into the frame. T1-11 soaked up 2 gallons of water sealer.
A welcome remodel and I think Dad and Bill would love to have a in the new loo.
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