The Meade Hall

[Chungas Revenge]

Focused on the prep work for hunting season today.

Installed a vapor barrier underlayment in my stand. Mostly just to block air/wind for this coming season. It was left over material and the installation is rudimentary at best. Graduating to a “Little Buddy” heater to stave off the November chill.
Once you qualify for MEDICARE youare allowed to be comfy in your old man stand..

This spring I’ll try something more permanent. I’ve been saving a scrap roll of carpet to add also. I have it cut just not installed yet. No pics

I did get the Moultrie up and operational. Placement was a compromise. I’d like to be a few feet closer. For now, it’s picking up two/three hours of direct sunlight for the solar panel. I may move it once the leaves are down.

1st hit on the cam..

I made so much noise out there today. SxS crashing through the brush, music playing, staple gun thumping etc etc.

Was off the hill at about 2:30-ish and had the first pic within 1/2 an hour.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Codgers on ladders.

Posts erected and the beam installed. Built the beam in place (total overkill) w/OSB glued/screwed between each 2x6. It’s not going anywhere .

Starting on the porch roof proper tomorrow.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Yesterday, while Toting a 2x6 up the ladder, I head butted a recently installed rafter hard enough to cross my eyes and curl all six toes on my left foot. Instantly a string of descriptive terms regarding the parental lineage of the tree that bore that particular board spontaneously erupted from some long forgotten encyclopedia of curse words I’d catalogued over the years.

I also added some vigorous noggin’ rubbing for the comedic monkey effect as I crawled back down the ladder. After my eyes refocused I said to OCB, who was watching me with that look a parent gives an imbecile child, “You would’ve had this roof done yesterday if you had better help”. He nodded knowing for a few seconds and replied “I’ve worked with worse”.

My carpentry skills must be improving…

Progress on the hill. Despite my near medical emergency we made progress yesterday. The most difficult piece to the deconstruction puzzle was removing the last two courses of cedar siding before we could mount the ledger board.

2x8 ledger board. Used 16d framing nails to secure it initially. Then I came behind the nails with two 4” timber screws every 16” to finish securing it to the cabin.

Should finish up today. Purlins are on deck.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Nice framing. I'm an overkill kind of guy myself. Also, FWIW, the older I get the more I hit my head. I have no idea what's up with that but I've had tons of empirical evidence over the last few years to allow me to extrapolate to a near death event in the foreseeable future.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Days without accidents: 1


Purlins are on and I’m happy to announce there are no injuries to report.

OCB has taken to frequent cigar breaks while I “catch up”. Probably to admire my work..

 

[LDowney]

Yesterday, while Toting a 2x6 up the ladder, I head butted a recently installed rafter hard enough to cross my eyes and curl all six toes on my left foot. Instantly a string of descriptive terms regarding the parental lineage of the tree that bore that particular board spontaneously erupted from some long forgotten encyclopedia of curse words I’d catalogued over the years.

I also added some vigorous noggin’ rubbing for the comedic monkey effect as I crawled back down the ladder. After my eyes refocused I said to OCB, who was watching me with that look a parent gives an imbecile child, “You would’ve had this roof done yesterday if you had better help”. He nodded knowing for a few seconds and replied “I’ve worked with worse”.

My carpentry skills must be improving…

Progress on the hill. Despite my near medical emergency we made progress yesterday. The most difficult piece to the deconstruction puzzle was removing the last two courses of cedar siding before we could mount the ledger board.

2x8 ledger board. Used 16d framing nails to secure it initially. Then I came behind the nails with two 4” timber screws every 16” to finish securing it to the cabin.

Should finish up today. Purlins are on deck.

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Nice framing. I'm an overkill kind of guy myself. Also, FWIW, the older I get the more I hit my head. I have no idea what's up with that but I've had tons of empirical evidence over the last few years to allow me to extrapolate to a near death event in the foreseeable future.

I thought I was alone in smacking my head way too frequently lately, Friday being the most recent.
Thank you for letting me know that others are sustaining head injuries too.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Ready for “heavy metal”..

Finished up all the framing today.. . I’ll phone in the metal order tomorrow AM and schedule a pickup for Monday AM. Good locally owned family business. All custom cut (if needed) with no up charge for odd lengths.

Hunting buddy is inbound for two days so I’m pushing pause Thursday/Friday IOT conduct major surgery on one of the original hunting stands. I affectionately named this stand the “out house”. It’s barely big enough to sit in, stand in or turn around in. I think Charlie must have built it for a grandchild or a sinister elf. It’s tight quarters. Going high tech with the replacement.

We’re adding a genuine prefab hunting stand from Tractor Supply. Pics to follow. 2nd day activities will focus on opening a few trails and cutting down some standing dead timber. Gotta feed the pit.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

I look into my crystal ball and see lots of flashing in your future.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

I thought I was alone in smacking my head way too frequently lately, Friday being the most recent.
Thank you for letting me know that others are sustaining head injuries too.

It's got to be a thing. I never hit my head until 5 years ago or so. Crazy how the frequency is asymptotic. I have resigned myself to waking up in the hospital soon. Well; hopefully just the hospital. Not that I haven't already done that.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

I look into my crystal ball and see lots of flashing in your future.

Absolutely. About 24’, give or take. Removing the bottom two courses of cedar without damaging the third course was nerve racking and slow.

We test fit a piece of metal today to make sure we had a workable solution. Not a great pic. There’s just enough wiggle room to make it work.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

When in doubt, go up a course. Familiarize yourself with Masterseal NP1 as well. Nothing else comes close. You probably won't need it for this application but around windows, doors, etc. it's one and done.

Nothing better than a nice bourbon under a "tin" roof while it's raining.

Edit: I just looked back at the photo. I wouldn't even think about trying to get flashing in under the first course of siding above the header. It's too close at an inch or so. Go all the way up to the next course and use NP1 to seal the flashing vertically just under the course above. Just my "not an architect or a contractor" suggestion so take it for what it's worth.

 

[LDowney]

It's got to be a thing. I never hit my head until 5 years ago or so. Crazy how the frequency is asymptotic. I have resigned myself to waking up in the hospital soon. Well; hopefully just the hospital. Not that I haven't already done that.

New twist on my head slams ...
On Friday when I entered the kitchen with blood weeping down the side of my face and a sizable goose-egg on my forehead, my bride took a couple of pictures before lending any aid and texted said pictures to our youngest MD for advice. Answer back was the blood flow wasn't copious and the goose-egg wasn't impressive compared to some of her patients, so I was directed to walk it off. The walk-it-off direction is likely to be her most common feedback for me on any medical ailments going forward, because she is holding a grudge. Through her school years she played soccer at very competitive levels and there were a number of incidents when she was body slammed or kicked during a game and my clearly heard advice from the side line was for her to "Walk it off Sport". This failed to garner great dad points with her and she has not forgotten nor forgiven.

[side note; our eldest is an MD too but in pediatrics, so she has an established rule of no consultations on dad's ailments and screw-ups => he is an adult and is responsible for his decisions. Hence no texts were shared with her]

If there is a moral in my ramblings her ... having MDs in the immediate family isn't necessarily going to result in better or more compassionate care.

My apology for the hijack, back to the amazing cabin build.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

@WarDamnEagle


I’ll take a look @ the NP1. In the past, I’ve used Solar Seal 900 with great success.

 

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@LDowney

Not sure if this correlates to your situation. I’ve had trouble with my balance ever since I started this project. Wether it’s climbing up and down a ladder, standing on a roof or going through my Checkbook, something has been just a little off..

Your Family Doc(s) didn’t or wouldn’t prescribe a pill. I think k the AMA could use a few more just like that.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

@WarDamnEagle


I’ll take a look @ the NP1. In the past, I’ve used Solar Seal 900 with great success.

Looks like Solar Seal 900 might be a little more elastic so possibly the better choice for your flashing. I will say that I have never seen NP1 pull away or crack in a brick to window (usually aluminum clad wood windows) or wood to wood application. NP1 can be very difficult to work though so probably better to stay with what you know.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

When the walls come tumbling down.


The outhouse is no more. I don’t know exactly when the outhouse was built and I’m not 100% certain that Charlie built it either. I don’t recall seeing it on my initial inspection pre-purchase. I remember discovering it in the late fall after the understory/foliage was down. It’s in a beautiful location with a panoramic view of some choice whitetail habitat.

Hunting buddy laid claim to it about ten years ago. It was three years ago that same hunting buddy forgot to replace the windows and the slow spiral into decay began. The structure itself is still relatively sound but, it was time. The local fauna had taken over and it was more wildlife habitat than stand. So much so that one of the local denizens had taken up permanent residence (last pic) inside hunting buddy’s swivel chair..

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Once we dismembered the old structure a new deck was installed. The new “hooch” is a modular design under the Field and Stream label and is available local through tractor supply.

Spent a couple of hours behind a chainsaw opening up a route to the build site.

Delivery of the pieces, parts and accoutrements was made possible via the Honda SXS (work horse).

 

[Chungas Revenge]

We’ll need a different designation for the new stand. The “New Outhouse” doesn’t seem to work..

Went up relatively easy with only one trip to the hardware store for additional washers. Build time was about one hour. Still need to add a vapor barrier and a sound deader for the floor. All in all not a bad product. Actually thinking about adding one or two more that will replace some exposed ladder stands. Old men like (need) their comfort..

Recap: Two days well spent clearing trails, making firewood, adjusting feeders, replacing the outhouse/platform, carpeting the “Cadillac Stand” (pics to follow), repositioning the game cam (pic below) and water proofing above the ledger board on the Meade hall front porch.

Phoned in my order for metal. Going to be Tuesday before it’s ready for pickup.

Also, hoping to conduct staining ops before bad weather sets in.

 

[JLawson]

Those are some nice neighbors you got there!

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Those are some nice neighbors you got there!

They keep some late night hours…


Still warm here during the daylight hours. Hoping a cold snap will bring them around more often.