ANOTHER boat barn........................

[drejustice]

Wow!!! Nicely done.

[MMarsha]

Originally Posted by t500hps

...but it is in my back yard

Every time I need someone to clean or work on my boat I have to drive 7 miles to let them in...and you have H20!!

[ciaoderhead]

Nice Russ! Got room for a new boat and RV

[t500hps]

Originally Posted by ciaoderhead

Nice Russ! Got room for a new boat and RV

yeah, but that cash IS the room.

[socalstone]

Very nice. great job matching the house too. looks great.

[t500hps]

Originally Posted by Sutphen30

that came out real nice.you plan on getting a car/truck lift?

Didn't see this to respond.

The plan is to make a huge A frame to hoist engines out of boats. My builder had a lead on a 2 post car lift from a garage and asked if I wanted it. Although I said no he thought it would go for about $600.....then I said hell ya! Turns out it sold before we could get it but if another one comes up around that price Im buying.

[t500hps]

Spent some more time laying block, finished block actually.

Lesson one, When you put mortar between blocks all weekend you can steal whatever you want.....cause you will not have finger prints for a couple days!!! (last weekend)

This weekend I thought I would wise up and wear some thin cheap cloth gloves so the concrete wouldn't get on my skin and then I could throw out the gloves.

Lesson two, Mortar will eventually penetrate cloth gloves, get all over your finger tips, then dry........literally cementing the cloth glove to your finger tips. What's worse is not realizing it and pulling quite hard to remove the gloves.......and a good chunk of meat off your finger tip at the same time.

Typing this brings up lesson three: Typing with band-aids on your finger tips is extremely difficult!!!!! (I'm correcting more characters than I got right the first time)

[MMarsha]

Even I knew that...

[MIKES280]

Originally Posted by MarylandMark

Even I knew that...

yea but you would drop the block on some body part

[Nauti Dawg]

Originally Posted by t500hps

Spent some more time laying block, finished block actually.

Lesson one, When you put mortar between blocks all weekend you can steal whatever you want.....cause you will not have finger prints for a couple days!!! (last weekend)

This weekend I thought I would wise up and wear some thin cheap cloth gloves so the concrete wouldn't get on my skin and then I could throw out the gloves.

Lesson two, Mortar will eventually penetrate cloth gloves, get all over your finger tips, then dry........literally cementing the cloth glove to your finger tips. What's worse is not realizing it and pulling quite hard to remove the gloves.......and a good chunk of meat off your finger tip at the same time.

Typing this brings up lesson three: Typing with band-aids on your finger tips is extremely difficult!!!!! (I'm correcting more characters than I got right the first time)

Try Nitrile next time.
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-nitrile-gloves.htm
I'm just sayin'
BTW Nice Garage

[MMarsha]

Originally Posted by MIKES280

yea but you would drop the block on some body part

Your head!

[sonicss31]

Question, how or did you tie into the existing block? Is it even required?

[t500hps]

Originally Posted by sonicss31

Question, how or did you tie into the existing block? Is it even required?

Don't know if it's required since I didn't tell the county
The block is really just a retaining wall to hold the rock back and protect the bottom area from the elements. I'm going to use 6x6's down through the block to support the structure and suppport the walls/roof. The addition will be vinyl sided/shingled just like the rest of the garage. The block is not tied into the wall at all, if I was going much higher or using it as structure I would have.

[cloke]

What a great project.
Congratulations !!!!

[Wrinkleface]

Sweeeeeet!