Framing a shipping container is obviously weird in a lot of ways. I’ve discussed how we decided to install the studs flat against the walls rather than perpendicular to them… Read More »MORE FRAMING & SOME ELECTRICAL (September 2024)
Note to self: NO MORE CONTAINER WORK IN THE SUMMER. COMING UP NEXT In September we’ll finish the framing on the entire place, install the bathroom window, and run electric… Read More »FRAMING, FRAMING, FRAMING (July 2024)
The work on this trip to Mississippi was straightforward: framing and window-installation. I can’t say enough about the value of a laser level in marking lines on a wavy surface,… Read More »FRAMING & A WINDOW (April 2024)
Mr. Fontenot and his crane, back in service after undergoing repairs late last year, arrived on schedule on a chilly morning, a few clouds dotting the blue sky. (It was… Read More »CRANE DAY! (FOR THE LAST TIME) (February 2024)
(The photo above is of crab-and-spinach dip at Pappadeaux seafood restaurant in DFW airport. I like the dip very much and try to arrange my flights so there’s time to… Read More »A HICCUP AND A SWITCHUP (November 2023)
I shouldn’t have complained about the wet ground last spring, when it complicated the hole-digging for the Container 2 piers. The digging then was easy — for Mr. Sammy, his… Read More »PREPARING FOR CONTAINER #3 (October 2023)
(October 2023: This post is WAY overdue, in part because of some back-end WordPress issues and in part because I’ve been lazy.) July.Southwest Mississippi.Steel box.Sounds like fun!(Management decreed after about… Read More »CONTAINER #2 SET IN PLACE
It’s early-March 2023 now, and my next trip back to Mississippi is in July. A few weeks ago, the five piers for Container #2 went into the ground. Next steps… Read More »READY FOR CONTAINER #2
It’s been raining in southwest Mississippi, and rain can get in the way of A) digging holes in the ground, B) sticking cardboard tubes into them, and C) pouring concrete.… Read More »CONTAINER 2: CONCRETE PIERS & A DESIGN CHANGE
Well! Today was the Big Day, and here are several lessons learned: FOUR FAN SPRAY NOZZLES ARE NOT NEARLY ENOUGH FOR 650 SQUARE FEET OF FOAM. The people who said… Read More »INSULATING CONTAINER #1