Teamwork makes the dreamwork. This property venture isn’t my dream; it’s a dream we all share. Room to roam, opportunity to grow, endless creativity. We all have our individual obligations and priorities, and from time to time, we all go all-in on one particular task. When bare feet, sand, and rocks are involved, you can count on just about any 6-year-old to be a team player. When a future raised bed garden area is possibly in the cards, Jamie is all in. And when the sun is up and it’s not raining, well, I’ll be working :)
Don’t get to happy about your shelves. I don ‘t care how much vac you have you will get sawdust
Just watched episode 483. Good video. I highly suggest you lower the grade around the building, at least 2-3 inches below the top of the slab. This will help to eliminate the possibility of after entering under the metal siding. The way you have it no, the slightest water pooling (from rain sprinklers) will cause flooding. Even with gutters, you will get pooling during a heavy rain. We 50+ inches a year here on the Oregon coast.
Hey Jack. The slab height is misleading. The shop slab was poured with a 1.5″ lip all the way around by placing a 2×4 laid flat on top of the the concrete forms, flush with the outside of the form and sticking into the slab. When the forms are removed, this results in a 1.5″ x 2″ “rabbet” on the top edge of the slab. This is done as a “rat guard” to prevent critters from coming into the shop. The siding material extends down 1.5″ below the top of the concrete slab. The dirt all the way around the slab is also sloped away from the shop. It’s hard to tell in the videos, but the shop is essentially on a small hill. Flooding hasn’t been a concern. We get 60″ of rain here in Mississippi and are currently above average for the year.