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Thursday, 18 June 09 - 11:16 AM (GMT -06:00) By Paul Stankey in Design |
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Three weeks ago Sarah and I welded up the frame, sashes and jamb. Then the following week we added the finer details like hinges, hardware and paint. So last week we finally did it. We cut the hole. It seemed like this day was never going to come and when it did we were apprehensive to do it. It is hard to cut a hole in something so pure knowing that there is no looking back. So after many iterations of measuring and marking and making certain “this is where we want it” we jumped in. Like everything else the actual cut was simple and anti-climatic.
Once the cut was complete, wow! completely transformed the space on the interior and the exterior seems to come alive.
After sitting and staring at the new hole we had to get back to work as the rain was coming.... Prepped the new opening and fitted the window assembly and began welding.
Once all the welding was complete we primed the whole deal. No sooner did the primer dry did it start to rain. Anxious to complete the project that weekend we tented the window off, dried everything and continued to paint.
We had to leave the tent up overnight as it was too humid for the paint to dry and the rain never stopped...
Sunday morning came and we took down the tent and masking and installed the sashes. After a long day on Saturday it was nice to see the progress complete.
Up next, framing the interior of Red....
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Tuesday, 17 March 09 - 09:23 AM (GMT -06:00) By Rhonda Pike in Design |
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Pallet Barn "Continued-Still..."
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Thursday, 11 December 08 - 01:58 PM (GMT -06:00) By Rhonda Pike in PreFab |
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Progress has been slow on the Pallet Barn. The summer slipped away with little warning. In August we were able to finish up all the framing and start on the roof (you can see it if you look closely). We started to install the drip edge but found it will be easier to do once the siding is installed so please bear with the incomplete appearance of the roof edge.
There is something very compelling about this elevation, it is so pure and simple.
The interior was really something to see at this stage. The filtered light and rustic feel of the pallets was so soothing even in the scorching summer sun.
In October we were able to get a hold of some siding compliments of my bro Scott. We struggled between the clear and the milky fiberglass siding. Security is obviously an issue given the remote nature of the land and we will keep moderately valuable items in here so we wanted to make certain we were not advertising our goods for all to take. So we initially opted for the milky but once we had a few pieces installed we determined that the front and other end we will go with the clear. The clear will allow us to read the pallet structure while still giving us the protection we need. It is a bit more expensive but should be worth it.
We also built some overhangs over each of the doors to give a bit more protection to the opening when open.
In the weekends between the roof and siding we built two lofts to accommodate all the extra building materials we have lying around. We quickly utilized them in order to clean up the property. You can see what the milky siding looks like from the inside.
Hopefully come early spring we will wrap up the siding and get the doors on. Like all the projects money has been the driving force of progress on this one. As always we will keep you posted on the progress. In the winter months I hope to get in the cabin and get some more interior work done.
Pallet Barn “Continued”
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Tuesday, 24 June 08 - 10:23 AM (GMT -06:00) By Paul Stankey in Design |
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Memorial Day weekend we started back up on the project again. It was tough to let it idle for so long but we needed bodies to make any progress, as the pallets are super heavy. Two people can stand them up but the roof panels take a great deal more effort.
Enter my Uncle Doug, my cousin’s Father-in-law Dale, my cousin Mark, friends Jae, Ben, and my bro Scott. Standing the walls up were a breeze, progress went very quickly.
You can see we had to use the truck to rack the panels square (the yellow strap connected to the truck) before we set the roof panels on.
Setting the roof panels proved to be a bit more difficult. It took a couple of beers and some discussion to all come to agree on how to tackle this phase. We ended up setting the first one by using ratcheting tie-downs and brute strength.
Once the first one was set we were able to tie the two walls together and stabilize the whole thing. The following roof panels went very quickly once we established a system.
After a pretty intense afternoon we called it done for now (yes it really only took a long afternoon to get this far) and retired for the weekend.
The following weekend Sarah and I headed up and poured a couple more footings so when we head up over the 4th of July we can wrap the structure up and start cladding it.
Stay tuned, structure wrap up, cladding and doors next....
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