The foundation was poured in 2002. I had the basic footprint done about 4 courses high before winter set in 2002. Over the next 5 years I would pull the tarp off, think about it for two weeks, scribble on my note pad some more, and then cover it up again. August 2008 I got serious. Other than my 40 hour job, this project is ALL I did for 6 months. So you could say the project took 6 months or 6 years, depending on your perspective. A couple people "helped", well between me and you, hindered. The only real help I had was a neighbor who owns a towtruck helped put the 480 pound slab on top.
This picture was a typical day and brings back memories. This was the scene, my life, for 6 months. Cooking something on the temporary pit, running bricks around with the riding mower, buying a bucket of sand with the car trailer. The bricks had moss from sitting for 6 years and I had to scrub them all with bleach.
The "bird house" (as it was named by my kids) (looks more like an outhouse) is storage. Anything that won't freeze or rot stays out in the bird house. Before the bird house was built I would make 13 trips back to the house for stuff I forgot. Everything stays out there. Bug spray, plates and forks, charcoal, salt..... We have smoked salmon, jerky, other fish, jerky, ham, jerky, bacon, and jerky so far.
This picture was a typical day and brings back memories. This was the scene, my life, for 6 months. Cooking something on the temporary pit, running bricks around with the riding mower, buying a bucket of sand with the car trailer. The bricks had moss from sitting for 6 years and I had to scrub them all with bleach.
The "bird house" (as it was named by my kids) (looks more like an outhouse) is storage. Anything that won't freeze or rot stays out in the bird house. Before the bird house was built I would make 13 trips back to the house for stuff I forgot. Everything stays out there. Bug spray, plates and forks, charcoal, salt..... We have smoked salmon, jerky, other fish, jerky, ham, jerky, bacon, and jerky so far.