Hello, everyone! I began this project after the first major hurricane came on the scene this year. I originally had one of those temporary structures with the pipe and tarp for a cover for my son’s car, but decided that I needed something better if it were to weather any kind of storm. It’s 12’X30’ with a two foot roof slope going from 14’ to 12’.
Here’s the front:
The rear:
Extra overhead storage:
North side:
View from the house:
I managed to get some extra storage above his car and towards to back of the cover for my lumber and scrap bin. I enclosed the back end with Hardie board and the front to match the house and shop. By closing in the back corner I also gained some protection on the east side of my shop’s 10’ rollup door. No water leaking into the shop, now. It took me about a month to complete with the invaluble help of my neighbor and son.
-- Jesus is Lord!
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markrules
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posted 309 days ago
What is the plumbing for in the blue barrels?
oscorner
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Those are my rain barrels. I use the rain water to water my flowers instead of having to mix chemicals to bring the Ph to within tolerable limits for my plants. These also come in handy during droughts lasting lest than two weeks.
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Karson
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posted 309 days ago
Great Mark. You feeling better?
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cajunpen
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Nice project. I hope this means that you are mending and feeling better.
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Don
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posted 309 days ago
Well done, Mark.
I’m contemplating two 1500ltr. tanks for my place – our reservoirs are down to 39.8%.
I’ve seen them slowly fall to this level from 100% five years ago.
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 309 days ago
Hi Mark;
Nice job with that project. Good thing you have a way of draing those barrels. They would be a real B*h to get down from there once they’re full.
You feeling better? Don’t forget the chicken soup!
Lee
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oscorner
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posted 306 days ago
Hi guys! No, I’m not feeling any better, but the doctors don’t seem too worried. Why should they? They aren’t the ones in pain. In fact, I’ll be heading back to work this, Friday.
This project was done before my disc problem, but because of my disc problem I finally had the time to post it.
Don, I believe that you will be well pleased to have your own rain water source as back up even though it is quite costly to put in such large tanks. In America it runs about .50 per gallon just for the cost of the storage tank. That’s why I went with two 50 gal. plastic drums, $30. for two, used.
-- Jesus is Lord!
MsDebbieP
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posted 306 days ago
there are some good doctors out there…. don’t hear a lot of such stories but they do happen.
back to work: I hope that is a good thing. Take care!
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oscorner
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posted 306 days ago
Good or bad? Only time will tell. Thanks, Debbie.
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