My Industrial Cabin Build

[ededic]

On my projects, I spent a lot of time pondering, engineering in my head, etc. often frustrating a lot of my helpers. They think I’m ****. I don’t always draw every thing out but have to visualize it in my head before doing it.

Burnout is real. Our last build went really fast due to pressure to get out of the cold. I’m still recovering. LOL.

 

[Rustyiron]

He sure had some terrible weather test his "metal" with his last few posts. I hope he's just to busy wrapping up right now to post.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

Ugh. I had to make some tough decisions. I have a step daughter who was about to start her junior year. I could have stayed where I was living and continue building and probably finish in time for her senior year...making her move for her last year of high school. I decided to make a move early, So I rented a farm house 15 miles from my land and get my daughter into the new (and I think better) school so that she had 2 full years to adjust and finish high school in the same school. So I have had to turn myself attention to renovation of the old house, 1.5 hours away so that I can sell it....and that means my time and cash have gone into the old house.....
I have a foundation slab at the new place and that is all. Aside from spraying our trees and conditioning a new field for future planting, nothing has happened. hoping to finish the work on the old place soon.

 

[deezler]

Ugh. I had to make some tough decisions. I have a step daughter who was about to start her junior year. I could have stayed where I was living and continue building and probably finish in time for her senior year...making her move for her last year of high school. I decided to make a move early, So I rented a farm house 15 miles from my land and get my daughter into the new (and I think better) school so that she had 2 full years to adjust and finish high school in the same school. So I have had to turn myself attention to renovation of the old house, 1.5 hours away so that I can sell it....and that means my time and cash have gone into the old house.....
I have a foundation slab at the new place and that is all. Aside from spraying our trees and conditioning a new field for future planting, nothing has happened. hoping to finish the work on the old place soon.

Oof! Sounds like you are making good decisions for your family though. Hard choices in life sometimes. As long as you don't lose any of your investment (time, money, materials, opportunity) you can always pick it back up. Thanks for updating us, and good luck!

 

[EddieWalker]

Thanks for the update. I enjoy your posts and following your progress, so please keep us updated as things work themselves out and you get the time to get back into working on your house. How are you protecting the foundation? or is there any need to do anything?

 

[ededic]

Hang in there. Keep us updated. Family first.

 

[MossRoad]

We've been in our "5 year home" for 22 years! :laughing:

No regrets. We've had 20 acres since 1989 that we wanted to build on. Then we had a baby in 1992. And another in 1997. They started private school. Got close to building again and 2008 happened. We saw college coming. Got ready to start again 2 years ago and I lost my job of 30 years. Got a new job. College is paid for. We could do it. Now we're downsizing the size of house we want.... and a small 2nd house on a lake and keeping our current house is looking more attractive than building new out in the country. :laughing:

Life moves pretty fast...

 

[cat fever]

Thanks for the update WoodChuckDad,

We had a plan on our last house to pay it off real quick, refinanced, paying extra, everything was going our way. Then youngest son did some volunteer work for two years that I funded and oldest son did the 5.5 year college plan that I mostly funded. It was all worth it, both boys are on a good path in life. Making decisions for your family is the best thing to do even if it puts your own plans off for a while.

Good luck and keep us posted. You have a whole family out here that cares.:thumbsup:

 

[Rustyiron]

Ugh. I had to make some tough decisions.

I'm glad to hear it's nothing more serious than that.:thumbsup: From your last few post's I was worried you might be running around with a tin foil hat or something like that, building far from home and building & weather will have that effect. Take a minute & look at house, pond/dam & orchard pics, you've done a TON of work & improvements & the house is "out of the ground" at least.

 

[cat fever]

Rustyiron,

You sound like a "glass half full" kind of guy.:laughing: That's OK, so am I. I agree with what you wrote. Looking at all WCD has done you'd thing he was retired with tons of time and money. When it's done he'll be able to look back and say "I did that", and that's a good feeling.