Rebuilding my shack

scott_vt · Jul 16, 2007

Afternoon Tally,
Wow that came out super nice ! Did you tell us what your gonna use it for and I missed it ? Thanks again !

tallyho8 · Jul 16, 2007

scott_vt said:
Afternoon Tally, Wow that came out super nice ! Did you tell us what your gonna use it for and I missed it ? Thanks again !

Since my barn is 1/4 mile down the driveway from my home, the Shack is needed for the bathroom and for a place for us to congregate after riding or training the horses. I'm going to put the back half of my antique bar in there to provide us with refreshments. The front half of the bar wound up under the 20 ton pecan tree that fell on the old shack. After I finish the patio I will probably add a BBQ pit since we prefer being outdoors as much as possible. This will probably be where we entertain the majority of our visitors. The building will mainly house all of the essentials for our outdoor entertainment.

tallyho8 · Jul 29, 2007

It's been raining so much here for the last few weeks that I have not made much progress with the shack. I hung an old swing on the porch but haven't found a rocker yet. I installed all the fixtures in the bathroom and installed the septic system. Since I don't have a backhoe I had one of my friends come over with his and do the digging for me. All he had was a little 16 hp Kubota but it dug the 4 foot deep hole for the tank and all the ditches for the field bed in no time.

crbr · Jul 29, 2007

Thanks again for sharing.

philbuilt · Aug 6, 2007

Tallyho8,
Wow what a great project. I think that I need one at the pond now.
The septic system did you have it designed? Or did you just put it in?
Here it Maine we have to have a perk test and then have it designed by a pro. I figured the next one that I put in I will just copy the one I put in 20 years ago.

Again great job!
Phil