Event New homestead on 10 acres

[williame3590]

Will be taking photos of the progression over the next couple of years. Anyone interested if I post photos and descriptions of the build?

Bill

 

[Black 03 Z06]

Post them up Bill, always interested in what other folks are up to. Concentrate on the garage if you will.

 

[williame3590]

Got my 40' culvert in dressed up with some 8'' on the ends. Driveway staked and excavated and 180tons of base spread. Will top dress with 3/4 in a year or so.
Shop foundation next as well as roadside and ditch grass clean-up.
Driveway is 20' wide 300' long with a good wide entrance.

Bill

 

[buckhorn76]

it's neat to follow along on a project like this. i ran a thread like this a coupla' years back. good luck with your project bill, it will be stressful but also very rewarding.

 

[williame3590]

Thanks Buck I'm enjoying it so far. The house will not start until next spring so it breaks things up a bit. Driveway, shop, underground hydro and propane this fall and early winter. Over the winter months I'll work on the inside of the shop with wiring, insulating, hoist, benches etc.

Bill

 

[Gonnacrash]

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All right....Ethel push the auto door button on the garage door !
We're coming in !

 

[williame3590]

Hey Don, how about a couple of photos of your rides?

Bill

 

[Gonnacrash]

Bill,
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" Stuff from the US.......Not a Vette, but powered by '87 Vette 350 so maybe I can take part !

'37 Ford & '03 Chevy

 

[Black 03 Z06]

Very nice rides crash. The Ford is very well done, there are a few hot rodders on the site that I know will appreciate that ride.

Welcome to the forum.

 

[williame3590]

Thanks for posting Don. Nothing happening on the property, we are getting 5 months worth of rain in the last week and it's still raining.


Bill

 

[Rruuff Day]

Hey Gonnacrash. Welcome to the forum... part Corvette is kewl here too.... lol....

 

[williame3590]

Don is a car nutjob, has been forever. He organizes many events down in Basehor, KS. Perhaps he can post some photos somewhere on the site.

Perhaps general vehicle discussion's forum.

Bill

 

[williame3590]

OK back to the farm. Got the trench dug and footings poured today. No it was not cold, the next door neighbour has bees and once we backed the cement truck in all hell broke lose. Bees will pick up on vibrations. We were all covered in bees and had to run like mad and jump in the trucks. I eventually started a fire and smoked them up a bit and also once the bees got use to us they seemed to settle down and leave us alone.
I will have to track down the bee person and have the hive moved. Pouring 8''x 4' 10'' walls on Tuesday morning.

 

[Black 03 Z06]

Off to a buzzing start Bill. Bet that won't be the last unexpected interruption.

Good luck.

 

[Gonnacrash]

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Well I'll BEE darned, and Black 03 nailed it....Back in '78 I had redrawn the house plans, staked it out,
big hole was dug...basement guy standing down in hole saying " this house won't fit in this basement dig "
Now let me say....SHOCKED... but he had measured wrong and rest of project was GOOD ! Good Luck you guys.
Local Connie fire up after overhaul...........

 

[williame3590]

Found the bee owners this morning and hope to have them moved out Monday night.

Bill

 

[williame3590]

Poured the walls today.... 19 metres, photos tomorrow. No bees!

Bill

 

[Rruuff Day]

Woohoo Bill. Great progress....

 

[williame3590]

Walls are done, I just need to run the electrical conduit in the morning and then start backfilling. Lots of stone to go inside so I"m starting with 2'' crusher run then about 6'' of clear on top.

Bill

 

[Rruuff Day]

Looking great Bill....Wow....I'm Impressed with the progression....