Snoozin Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Unsure if you're familiar with the song 'Little Blu House,' by Unknown Mortal Orchestra but it could well have been written about this. Refers to, well, a little blue house which is 'sitting high on the mountainside.' It then recites the line 'maybe all the wolves could lose my scent, and I could stay here for a while.' Anyway everytime that song comes on shuffle, I think about this thread. #coolstorybro (PS paint it blue) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Night Shamalayan Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 I'm going to put that album on right now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 sweet rape dungeon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted June 13, 2016 Author Share Posted June 13, 2016 ^Just come. I'll bring the crushed salt and vinegar chips. /It's always better when the mechanic weeps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dell'orto Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Any further progress UJ? Am wanting some inspiration for a similar/not really project 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted July 3, 2016 Author Share Posted July 3, 2016 There's not much to show lately gentle readers. The last couple of weekends have been spent digging between raindrops, but I've had a great deal of help with the digging, and also the portage of building materials up to the site. Rightly or wrongly I figured it was a good idea to place some drainage on the uphill side of the cabin floor. That took all day yesterday, but it's pretty much done now. Digging into rock sucks TBH, but there's enough clay to cause a likely problem so the sleeved drain got installed. Sorry about the bad photo. Night time and damp cellphone But the REALLY good news is that the dig out for the deck is done as of tonight. I still need to do lots of digging for the deck plies, retaining wall and roof posts, but the back of this bitch are broke. Two million kisses to the dear friend who did the bulk of the work. It was a good symbiotic relationship 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 My phone camera seems to be a bit dodgy, but even blurry photos are probably better than none: Pile holes for deck = dug. Look at my bitch. Ain't he fine? He's 6'4" BTW. I'ma keep him Retaining/deck pile posts = in With luck I can start framing out the deck next weekend. It'll probably take about 6 weeks until the deck is laid, but then there will be enough room to start on the framing for the actual cabin. I also need about a million pavers, and to build two sets of stairs... but that can wait a few weeks/months too 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 It's taken a while... but the deck frame is almost finished. One more weekend and it'll be ready to accept the decking timber, which will give me enough room to start on the cabin wall frames It's all good fun but bloody hard work! I have 2.8 tons of pavers that need to be carried up to the cabin if anyone is bored... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Hmm. Physical labour for UJ. If only I was local, I'd be all over that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTERUS Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I apologize in advance if it's obvious, but what is the reason for cutting into the side of the hill for the deck rather than the other side? Is it easier than building long piles? Asthetics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 The deck was an afterthought TBH, and had I put it on the other side of the cabin I'd need to cut down a bunch of trees... which would have mean't that the cabin was visible from the road below... which I'm not keen on. I want it to stay hidden. The 'underground' deck is very sheltered from the wind! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTERUS Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I really like the deck cut into the hill, it's free shelter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiRge Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 So this is why Steve is delayed in building things in his workshop After digging cubes and cubes of dirt at home by hand, I can honestly say that you guys have done a mammoth task, its no where near easy work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Unclejake Posted August 28, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2016 A weekend kneeling and screwing isn't as much fun as one may think, but it's still August and the underground deck is pretty much finished! I'm happy. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share Posted September 24, 2016 It's been a month where I felt like I tried really hard, but got almost nothing done. Things got done for certain, but they're hard to see. What you probably can see now is the rocky face that I'm going to chisel into stairs. I have no idea how that particular endeavour is going to work out.... but I'd wager badly. Very badly. Oh well. At least it'll be really hard and a waste of time. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 What sort of stone is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted September 25, 2016 Author Share Posted September 25, 2016 It's fractured grey wacke so probably hard enough to be a PITA but too crumbly to be of any use 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTERUS Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Cut it with a concrete saw/ 9" grinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 yeah greywacke can be pretty hard.. blunts tungsten pretty quick.. a good diamond blade on a 9 inch with water works pretty well, messy tho.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moffmo Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 This is so fricking cool!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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