This weekend we (Clark Thomas & I), moved the play house from its elevated position, to that of a more on-grade position.From a fort with swings, ramp & slide, to a playhouse for our grandbabies to play house in, on their visits to Minneapolis.
The next transformation will be to re-roof it with asphalt shingles and re-side it with vinyl siding.
It might even get a cupola for its roof!
Then painting of the interior, carpeting and re-connection of the electric.
Evelyn, Michael, Lillian and ????.... Come & Enjoy!
Here are some photos of the day.
GrandDad Jones
P.S. Clark, Thanks again, for all your help!
7 comments:
Haha, funny!
You both look very professional with your yellow rain gear.
WE ARE PROFESSIONALS!!!!
Build...Demo.... We can do it ALL!
Dad J
a.k.a. Contractor Wannabe!
Those yellow rain suits look so familiar. I remember you and Bryan laying the patio in the rain.
I can't wait to go back to Minnesota. Oh how much fun it would be if we lived their right now.
Talk with you later.
Love,
Megieta
I can't believe that little Bobcat held the house up in the air while you cut the legs!
Nathanael,
This project was carefully and methodically planned out.
The Bobcat I rented was rated at 2500 Lbs. lifting capacity.
The difference was those 2500# is in a bucket attached to it.
I estimated the weight of the fort to be 900#. That weight however was quite a bit further out from the bucket location.
We made the initial cuts... Clark raised it up... and felt that we were just fine.
I made the lower cuts while he supported it with the Bobcat.
Not to worry however... I was wearing a "hardhat"!
Love you,
Dad J
P.S. Thanks for thinking like an engineer, however.
You are a smart one, dad.
I wish some of your talent rubbed off on me, but I must say I do feel that I'm ahead of "some of" the rest.
Black = Negative
Red = Positive
I wish I lived in MN so we could build something together and I could learn more. Soon though.
Love,
Mitchell....I mean boy child.
P.s. I won't take that joke as far as Sarash did/would.
Meg,
As I told you today, Jessica wasn't too excited about watching Dad work on the play house.
She didn't notice the care in which I removed the old cedar siding from around the windows.
Jessica did not notice the prep work for the new aluminum sofit, either!
I need someone to teach and mentor in the basics of remodeling & construction practices!
Come home soon!
Or, at least for a visit!
All kidding aside, we are so very thankful to our Lord, for the calling on Bryan's life, for the way he loves you and Lillian.
Love you all,
Dad J
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