Wedding Pavilion that I'm building.

[Western]

Eddie, that would make a neat design built by lake Marabou with an added fire pit/ grill. or a design similar. That is nice craftsmanship.

 

[TBDonnelly]

Eddie,

Do you have a 'Branding Iron' with your name and contact information on it to autograph your work? Your 'Craftsmanship' is shining Brightly!

Don

 

[CurlyDave]

Eddie, that would make a neat design built by lake Marabou with an added fire pit/ grill. or a design similar. That is nice craftsmanship.

I think a similar structure next to Lake Marabou might steal some of the customer's wedding business.

The only negative feature of the pavilion you are building is that the backdrop -- horse barn on one side, garage on the other, horse pasture behind, is not as scenic as many brides would like.

I am not in Texas, so I don't see the fascination with horses that some there have, but I know my daughter would not be very happy about having her wedding next to a horse pasture, especially with the non-photogenic buildings around the pasture. But, give her the option of a pavilion on a nice-looking private lake and the interest level would go way up.

 

[jinman]

I think a similar structure next to Lake Marabou might steal some of the customer's wedding business.

The only negative feature of the pavilion you are building is that the backdrop -- horse barn on one side, garage on the other, horse pasture behind, is not as scenic as many brides would like.

I am not in Texas, so I don't see the fascination with horses that some there have, but I know my daughter would not be very happy about having her wedding next to a horse pasture, especially with the non-photogenic buildings around the pasture. But, give her the option of a pavilion on a nice-looking private lake and the interest level would go way up.

Wow, Dave! You and I are on the same wavelength here. This is no way a negative to Eddie's work, but the owner's selection of the location leaves a lot to be desired because of that house and garage/barn in the background. As a matter of fact, I wondered if that property was the owner or a neighbor? Perhaps some some hedge or flowering shrubs would be best to give that angle a more photogenic appeal. I think in Texas there will be lots of brides who would like a semi-cowboy wedding with a view of horses, but manure control and keeping a pleasant backdrop for pictures will be needed for added success. These are all things that Eddie can't really control. He's done the best he can do, and it's up to the owners to see and fix the rest.

EDIT: I looked at Eddie's last pictures again and saw something interesting. The picture of the corner post also shows what looks like sprinklers installed behind the pavillion. I'd bet there are plans for some landscaping there that may do just what Dave and I are talking about.

 

[EddieWalker]

Yes, the landscaping is going in as I'm finishing up the pavilion. The idea is to screen off the other buildings and focus your attention on the pavilion. The red barn to the left is the neighbors place, and they can't do anything about that. The big, tan colored barn is theirs, and it's going to get cleaned up. Right now, there is a crew working on the inside, and when the weather improves, they will do something with the outside. I've been told that I'll build the front porch and do all that work, but the roof and siding is being done by another guy.

While standing in front of the pavilion, you really don't notice the other buildings, but when looking off at an angle, they are in the background. It really is a very nice setting, and when I post my finished pictures, you'll see what I mean.

It's raining today, and I'm almost done with the railing. That is the last thing that I have to do to finish it off before staining it. I have the wood in my shop right now to build the beams for the arbor. I'm rounding off the top of it to give it a unique look that I haven't seen before. I'm sure there are plenty like it, but I couldn't find a picture to show my client what I wanted to do. I sketched it up and she liked my drawing, but really, she's just trusting me to come up with something nice that the bride can walk through on her way to the pavilion.

I'm also putting in a flagstoen walkway. This was my original plan that I submitted to them, but they didn't want any rock. For whatever reason, they just don't like rock. They said that they don't have any, and didn't want to introduce it to their landscaping because it would clash with their brick and block. It was going to be pavers, then decomposed granite, then concrete, then stamped concrete. Over the weekend, they decided that they wanted flagstone. They found a supplier with some very large flagstone, which is now what I'll be installing. I haven't seen it yet, but because of the amount of grass and topsoil that I have to remove, I'll be renting a skidseer to get it all done.

Eddie

 

[The Dougster]

Now, now Dave... to read your post suggests all Texuns are horse crazy.... No Sir, I have been Texun for many, many years and wouldn't have a horse... doggone money pits are what they are.

 

[CurlyDave]

Now, now Dave... to read your post suggests all Texuns are horse crazy.... No Sir, I have been Texun for many, many years and wouldn't have a horse... doggone money pits are what they are.

Back when I worked, a bunch of us were eating lunch together and one of the higher-paid guys mentioned that he had just bought a horse for his 16 year old daughter. I asked how much a horse cost and he said "$14,000".

I just looked at him in amazement and said "You could have bought a Toyota." Almost everyone agreed that a Toyota would have been a lot more useful than a horse.

 

[EddieWalker]

One of my High School buddies has a daughter in CA who competes jumping horses. Her mom was married to some guy with more money then sense, and bought her a horse from Argentina for $100,000

Now that they have divorced, she wants to sell that horse, but nobody has the cash to pay for it. So in the meantime, my buddy gets to pay a couple grand a month to keep the horse happy while his daughter competes with it. He says it's nothing but a big money pit too, but she's supposidly really good, and if the horse sells, she has offers to ride other peoples horses.

I like horses that other people own and that I don't have to ride them. I've done 20 mile trips into the wilderness a few times to hunt elk, but otherwise, I don't want to be on one!!!

Eddie

 

[CurlyDave]

Jiminy! A couple grand a month.

What does a $100k horse eat? My whole family doesn't cost that much to keep fed.

 

[mikim]

I think a similar structure next to Lake Marabou might steal some of the customer's wedding business.

The only negative feature of the pavilion you are building is that the backdrop -- horse barn on one side, garage on the other, horse pasture behind, is not as scenic as many brides would like.

I am not in Texas, so I don't see the fascination with horses that some there have, but I know my daughter would not be very happy about having her wedding next to a horse pasture, especially with the non-photogenic buildings around the pasture. But, give her the option of a pavilion on a nice-looking private lake and the interest level would go way up.

To quote Lyle -- "oh that's right you're not from Texas" .....sorry.
oh --and if you have to ask Lyle who? -- that just confirms it