This is gonna be a long running deal here. We are starting the construction of a replica late 19th century Texas cabin overlooking the stock tank on the family ranch. The crew consists of my father, mother, myself, and my good friend Mott - the good thing is that Mott is a carpenter by trade. This cabin will be almost entirely built of reclaimed material. We will put new sheet iron on the roof and have a few new pieces of dimension lumber - mostly for the floor joists, etc., but walls, floors, windows, doors, porch posts, etc., will all come out of our current "junk" inventory.
As we progress, you will see that this will be a unique structure, which is what happens when you build with what you have on hand - we call it "quality redneck". When you look at the "plans", like us, you will wonder if Frank Lloyd Wright started out like this.
As of now, we have the blocks set - they are a lot more straight now than what is shown in the pictures, and construction is to begin this Saturday. This is gonna be a lot of fun, and I will post pics as things move along. Following are some to get us started.
As we progress, you will see that this will be a unique structure, which is what happens when you build with what you have on hand - we call it "quality redneck". When you look at the "plans", like us, you will wonder if Frank Lloyd Wright started out like this.
As of now, we have the blocks set - they are a lot more straight now than what is shown in the pictures, and construction is to begin this Saturday. This is gonna be a lot of fun, and I will post pics as things move along. Following are some to get us started.
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