Let's see your Man Castle

[PA Slammer]

No don't own a mill. And yes it's a lot of ORANGE. And I do have a wife that just shakes her head a lot at me...

It's the real deal, not plastic. Although it's the thinnest stuff I could find. I was able to get it in long sheets. 15 footers if I remember correctly. I hauled it all home from the metal shop where I bought it on a 10 foot landscape trailer, just hanging up and over the rear gate/ramp. I looked like some NASCAR test redneck. I was worried I would take off.

I just didn't want the kids putting holes everywhere in the drywall, so...

And to be honest, it wasn't too much more than other material.

[go::ahead]

Originally Posted by PA Slammer

My oldest boy (8 yrs old) and I built this...

Here I was logging on to show off my kitchen counter workbench I whipped up last night and your 8 y/o outdoes me, touche

[PA Slammer]

Notice the cross member here as they gradually turn. Getting the 1/2 plywood on it took a lot of bending and just a few screws!

[PA Slammer]

Originally Posted by go::ahead

Here I was logging on to show off my kitchen counter workbench I whipped up last night and your 8 y/o outdoes me, touche

NO, NO, NO... there at no out doing anyone! Is it functional? Can it hold a couple beers? The only difference is some paint and polish!

[Deans BMW]

Some of you might be familiar with the MC B&B Man Castle that we built in the mountains of Arizona. We sold that place this past summer and moved to the Smokey Mountains where I am building a new Man Castle

This is the backside of our new place, on the side of a hill, not a lot of room.



A big time amount of Earth work and tree removal was undertaken.













Extensive form work.





67 1/2 yds of concrete later.

[PA Slammer]

Some 1/2 inch going up...



Overhang section...



A better shot of the twist I'll have to make the 1/2 inch plywood do...

[PA Slammer]

Finally done with all the plywood...

[PA Slammer]

[PA Slammer]

My oldest just couldn't wait...

[go::ahead]

Originally Posted by PA Slammer

NO, NO, NO... there at no out doing anyone! Is it functional? Can it hold a couple beers? The only difference is some paint and polish!

Well its 7' by 2' and has studs every 15" under the work surface and low shelf, theoretically it could hold A LOT of beer. I'll get back to you after proper testing

[PA Slammer]

Originally Posted by go::ahead

Well its 7' by 2' and has studs every 15" under the work surface and low shelf, theoretically it could hold A LOT of beer. I'll get back to you after proper testing

[PA Slammer]

Some paint... nope no ORANGE. Decided to go with a mountain theme.

[PA Slammer]

BTW, we saved ALL the sawdust and threw in some play sand with some garage floor paint. The texture is awesome!

[PA Slammer]

Climbing holds going up...





And some practice...

[Deans BMW]

Continued.

The slab is 32' x 32' of 4,000 PSI concrete, the retaining wall on the right is 10' hi as will be the ceiling height.



2x6 walls



The upstairs will have a 18' wide by 32 ' deep room.





The upstair room.



The stairs going up, under the stair, pic right will be a little room with a commode inside and a shop sink on the wall outside of the little room.



Metal roofing, large 14' overhangon the left. 8' insulated overhead door on front left with a 16' insulated overhead on the right.



Tyvex over the OSB, then the siding then two coats of brushed on Silkens stain. Windows and doors installed. Every possible space calked.



Vehicles in in at last. Now I am doing the wiring then insulation. A bathroom with a shower upstairs with a little efficiency kitchen upstairs. Wiring, insulation and some type of siding downstairs then work benches etc.



And of course, the wood burning stove.