Storing vehicles? In a garage? What's up with that?
A garage is where you keep the stuff that you haven't found a place for in the house, old exercise equipment, and your fish tanks. At least, that's where my 4 tanks are!
__________________ 240 gallon Mixed Reef + 46 gallon Mixed Reef + 40 gallon coral prop tank - 180 gallon FOWLR = a little more time and money!
Ampage, you know those threads that somehow slip under the radar, i believe this might be one of them
How come you dont do things in half measures like the 80% of the population my friend....lol..... fantastic effort bud!
Do i here you say exclusive export?
You could have custom frag containers made up & this coined phrase from the Ozzie brain is free for an old friend ok......you could call them "Ampules".
One thing my old friend, how far's that dam away from this project, if it was close i thought you would tap your cooling potential off that.
Good luck with getting a car in the garage. Ours houses the lawn tractor, Ping Pong table, tool chests, work bench, sports equipment, some extra tanks, bicycles, wagon and boxes that we have not unpacked from when we moved 12 years ago.
Nothing like a dedicated reef building to show what a psycho hobbiest one can really be.
Oh, yeah, I've been considered a bit whacko when it comes to this hobby/business.
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Originally Posted by Danamck
Storing vehicles? In a garage? What's up with that?
A garage is where you keep the stuff that you haven't found a place for in the house, old exercise equipment, and your fish tanks. At least, that's where my 4 tanks are!
Yes I know, keeping vehicles in a garage is a novel idea. For 2 1/2 years since we moved in, there has been a narrow path from the inside door to the garage door. The rest is 90% Sue's "treasures" as she calls them.
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Originally Posted by Veriann
Ampage, you know those threads that somehow slip under the radar, i believe this might be one of them
How come you dont do things in half measures like the 80% of the population my friend....lol..... fantastic effort bud!
Do i here you say exclusive export?
You could have custom frag containers made up & this coined phrase from the Ozzie brain is free for an old friend ok......you could call them "Ampules".
One thing my old friend, how far's that dam away from this project, if it was close i thought you would tap your cooling potential off that.
I've seldom done things half-a**ed. It's all the way or not at all, Bush Boy.
Ampules, I'll have to work on using that term.
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"Ampules" I love it!
Good luck with getting a car in the garage. Ours houses the lawn tractor, Ping Pong table, tool chests, work bench, sports equipment, some extra tanks, bicycles, wagon and boxes that we have not unpacked from when we moved 12 years ago.
Carmie, I did notice all your vehicles outside when I Google Earthed your home.
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Reaching my 70th BD, I realize that I cannot help but grow old. However, I refuse to grow up!!! My wife would tell you, "He may be 70 but, He's going on 17". Life is wonderful with a woman like that.
Carmie, I did notice all your vehicles outside when I Google Earthed your home.
Including my boat that I have not sailed since I got hurt and our camper that we have not used since I got hurt. Of course we haven't ridden the bikes in the garage either. Or played golf. Or tennis. Maybe we need to have a garage sale.
WOW!....JUST AWESOME, I wish you The best of luck with the new building!!
EJ
Thanks, EJ.
Things have been progressing. Here's some pics to update.
First a celebratory cocktail in honor of the birthday boy and the arrival of the building. There were times when I thought this fiasco would not turn out in our favor. Cheers!!!
My son, Keith from MT, was here to help me get the building project underway. I'm sitting on a bucket of 1500 nuts and bolts. There are three such buckets.
I had to devise a method of stabilizing the panels while lining them up and bolting them. They were flexing all over the place. These stanchions did the trick. Made the job much easier.
Using drift pins to align the holes was a breeze after we made the stanchions.
After my son left for MT, I hired my concrete contractor and his employees to help with the project. Things really moved along after that.
This represents two days work with four of us working.
Next comes erecting the arches to the vertical position. Stay tuned.
Dick
__________________ Amphibious
Reaching my 70th BD, I realize that I cannot help but grow old. However, I refuse to grow up!!! My wife would tell you, "He may be 70 but, He's going on 17". Life is wonderful with a woman like that.
You are a lot further along with all those nuts and bolts than I thought! Are you going to get the crane or go the barn raising route?
Carmie, I love you. A barn raising. That is so you! We tried raising the first arch "barn raising" style and after a near disaster, we lowered it back to the ground and called in this "Bad Boy" ... $300 minimum for two hours time. OUCH!!! But we got two arches erected and anchored.
His name is Paul (the operator, not the crane) and he was a great operator. I haven't used crane operator signals in years, yet he anticipated my every signal. During a break in lifting, I went over to him and explained I'd been out of the construction industry for 7 years and forgot the crane signals. He replied, you're doing great. Of course, he knew what we needed.
Here's what we accomplished with the crane and then we braced and anchored it so it wouldn't blow down in a good wind. At this point the building is very vulnerable to being blown down.
My wife, Sue, so happy to see progress. She had been with her mother tonight and was jubilant to see the arches up. She hasn't seen the bills.
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Woohoo!
Looks great. How do adjacent arches form a water tight seal when connected? Is there a gasket or mastic involved? Curious to see pics of that...
Hey Scott,
Yes I am sealing it with butyl tape. I'll see if I can find a pic of that. Between my wife and I taking pics with two cameras, we must have one.
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Originally Posted by thesaent14
my frag room is noting compare to this project lol
Please realize this building is mainly for storage of Sue,s junk, umm excuse me, Sue's treasures. Her treasures now take up 80% of a 2 1/2 car garage. My junk takes up another 15% leaving us 5% for a pathway. One end of this building, about 1/4 the capacity will be devoted to frag production. maybe 1000 gallons, +/- a little.
I attempted to erect an arch one piece at a time today. It took me three hours to put two pieces in place. Meant to take pics but I was hot, sweaty and in dire need of a shower. So, while showering, a female friend/neighbor of mine came around the back of the house (we shower outside on the patio by the pool), and said, "Oh Dick, Knock, knock, I'm sorry". There I was with nothing on but a 70 year old birthday suit. Oh well, she was a friend. One of life's embarrassing moments. Sorry, no pictures!!! Life is so good!!!
More progress due tomorrow. thanks for your interest.
__________________ Amphibious
Reaching my 70th BD, I realize that I cannot help but grow old. However, I refuse to grow up!!! My wife would tell you, "He may be 70 but, He's going on 17". Life is wonderful with a woman like that.
So, while showering, a female friend/neighbor of mine came around the back of the house (we shower outside on the patio by the pool), and said, "Oh Dick, Knock, knock, I'm sorry". There I was with nothing on but a 70 year old birthday suit. Oh well, she was a friend. One of life's embarrassing moments. Sorry, no pictures!!! Life is so good!!!
More progress due tomorrow. thanks for your interest.
hehe...I'm guessing saggage? Hopefully not shrinkage!
LOL, at 70, both I'm sure. we had a good laugh Carrie, me and her boyfriend Ron. Carrie has a 125 empty in her rec room built into a wall. She was over for my BD party and got hooked on my reef. I'll help her out of course.
__________________ Amphibious
Reaching my 70th BD, I realize that I cannot help but grow old. However, I refuse to grow up!!! My wife would tell you, "He may be 70 but, He's going on 17". Life is wonderful with a woman like that.
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