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Windows for the silo have arrived . . . Time to get started on finishing it up ! ! ! Finally - the windows for the silo are now sitting in my shop . . . ready to install . . . First step of this process . . . is build the wall area so that the windows can be installed . . . Here's the first...

Still plugging along on the building . . . and making progress . . . Sure is nice to have nicer temperatures, but the lack of daylight really sucks. Finally got this part of the stairs completed and installed . . . The next part of the puzzle is the windows above the doors on the back of...

Still working on getting a bunch of thing accomplished and wrapping up the exterior shell . . . It's getting there . . . slowly but surely . . . Getting some work done on the platform for the silo . . . so that the top walls and roof can be completed . . . This is - by far - the biggest part...

Connecting the (2) shops together . . . is still the goal . . . and progressing . . . Work continues . . . The removal of the plywood sheathing from the side of the first part of the barn in progress . . . And finally - there are no longer (2) shops as they are now all part of the shop . ...

Little re-cap on this project . . . a view back in time . . . Looking back on this . . . it was quite interesting . . . April 2021 . . . starting the build . . . September 2021 . . . concrete pad is poured . . . ( 6 months to figure out how to get the concrete pad done ) October 2021 . ...

Last day of the month . . . and the results of my "goal" . . . How'd it go ? ? ? Finally, the last day of the month has arrived and the results of my "goal" . . . This is a mock up of the first truss for the silo . . . turned out pretty much like designed . . . Now - to get to the front...

Trying to get the shop closed in . . . and Hurricane Helene shows up for a visit . . . Getting all of my excuses in line for when I don't make my goal . . . LOL . . . The worst of the storm was actually West of me - but we sure got our share of rain for a couple days ! Here's the leaks at the...

May have been the cause of my own failure to complete the shop by the end of the month . . . With my goal of completing the shop by the end of the month - I may have caused my ability to be done at the end of the month to not happen . . . Ran out of lumber . . . Called the sawmill and they...

Go to page 19 - post 377 . . . after 3 days of walking on the tin roofs it got slick on me ( probably the pollen ) . . . started sliding off the roof . . . ALSO grabbed the metal to get me stopped - the ladder was at the bottom, but didn't know if the speed would cause it to tip . . . After...

The final updates from my work on the shop this past weekend . . . lots done . . . Really surprised with the progress that was done this past weekend . . . Saturday night the back got painted red . . . you know I don't like the building yellow . . . Got these two pieces installed to get the...

Additional updates from my work on the shop this past weekend . . . Thanks to cooler temps . . . more work was able to get accomplished . . . Without sweating to death ! This Summer has been brutal with hot temps . . . and the cooler temps were very much welcome . . . After some consideration...

Lot going on lately - break in the heat - End of the month approaching quickly . . . Lot going on . . . and why the end of the month ? ? The concrete slab for this part of the building was poured the end of September last year - aiming to have it all enclosed in a year ( less my being sick...

Getting close to the front face being completed . . . Got to decide on something . . . Finally getting the front face near completion . . . Working on getting the panels in place . . . one panel at a time . . . and very much looking forward to not having tarps and plastic covering the front...

Small shop re-design . . . fixing a "problem" that was not apparent to me . . . until now . . . Oh well . . . things happen, and I found out about a small problem when I saw the carpenter bees boring into the wood on my shop . . . and that's not going to fly . . . so we need a "fix" for that ...

So Sorry - been so busy and can't find time to get caught up on pics . . . Been a busy, plus hot and sweaty Summer so far . . . really humid ! ! ! Had to rent the lift again for another weekend to get some of the higher panel put in place . . . Got started with a couple of the lower panels...

Believe it or not . . . The steps of the shop have been completed ! ! ! Took longer than I had expected - but the steps are completed . . . The height of the steps got to the point that the welder would not reach, so to be able to get the welding done the welder had to be hoisted up the step...

Thought this would go a whole lot quicker than it's going . . . but it's getting there . . . Whoa . . . not going so fast, but moving along nicely ! ! ! Went and got some metal cut and ready to start making steps . . . each one has to be made by itself to make sure that it fits in the opening...

Have not had to worry about rain much lately . . . but the heat and humidity are killer . . . . Wow . . . we really need some rain here . . . badly . . . it's so dry . . . ( but so humid too ) . . . It's gotten to that time to figure out what I'm doing and how to get this thing done . . . need...

Working topside . . . no lift . . . and these stupid panels are very heavy . . . Wow - these Hardie siding 4 x 8 panels are HEAVY ! ! ! Mentioned before - that the top section work was not photographed, so this will help to correct that. Visible is one of the platforms built to assist with...

Take a minute to reply to the questions about the build . . . If I don't do it now, I may never get to it . . . Once again - thanks so much for the kind words - it's a one man show because every time I try and hire others to do the work, I'm usually not very satisfied with their results - so...