Shadehouse #2

Do-it-yourself projects such as greenhouse or shadehouse builds and related topics.
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You do really clean work man!

Think you can fill it up? :lol:
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daiv wrote: Think you can fill it up? :lol:
Maybe that question should be: When is the third one going up? :lol:
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Thanks Daiv.
Well, if the pattern continues, 3rd goes up next year 8)
This one is probably close to half full already.
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The pile of wood is getting smaller ;)

We set more posts in concrete and continued building the benches. Laid the weedblock fabric and a layer of gravel and got the water piping finished.

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You guys are making great progress dispite all the interruptions. :lol:
Looks real good man. :)
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Thanks Tony!
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Can't wait to see it when it's finished Darryl!
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I'll bet there were a few times you wished you had one of these babies:

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Thanks.
Ha! Could have used that for the gravel but I'd have trouble manuvering between the benches ;) Although if we had 2, we could build a dirt track then race em 8)
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Great job, Top notch :D
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the latest progress...

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I'm guessing the tape is to protect the fabric from tears?
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And because duct tape is just plain awesome!!
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Some clever soul decided once that duct tape was the solution to all of the world's problems... protect the shade cloth? Duct tape. World peace? Duct tape.
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Red Green would be proud! :)
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