What's going on with the cabin??

Cloverdale, Indiana
October 10, 2024 12:15pm CST
Hey there folks hope all made it through the bad weather in Fla & all is in a safe place to recover without any damage in your area. Well folks I know it's been a while since I've let you know how the cabin is coming along, it's been a challenge for sure it's been 1 thing after another BUT I think we finally figured it out for once. We started with just doing what we THOUGHT would work but that wasn't & didn't work out as well as we had thought it would so we pulled it all up of what we had laid down & YES we learned the hard way when you have a part of the cement floor that has a raised area that the flooring just WASN'T going to lay out right. So after we pulled what we laid down all up, we did something different to make the floor more stable & lay down right & sturdy we laid down 1 x 4's & Styrofoam down in b-tween the boards & then sheets of plywood down over that & then put the floor down & now it's laying down like it's suppose to in the 1st place. After that we have been nailing down every other row of flooring so it doesn't move or shift while walking on it & it's looking really good & it feels a lot better to walk on, yes it sounds like a lot of work but in the long run I'd rather do the long work than it messing up after it's all laid down & have to redo it, when I can get back on my desktop computer when my web cam is I'll make a short video of how the floor & work we've done has came out, I know it's been like 4-ever & I agree it has been a LONG road to get done. I'm trying to get it done cause since I lost my Aussie that was in the cabin with my pit bull he's so lost being out there by his self he stays more outdoors than in the cabin, & that worries me. But I'm trying to get it done as much as I can but it takes all I got to him him motivated to get started once he stops it takes 4-ever to get things going again & well there's only so much I can do to get things going & KEEP going once he starts. I keep dropping hints to him to let him know what I feel & that I NEED to get back out there as soon as I can B-4 I lose my pit bull cause he has no 1 out there with him that he's been use to & that right there can kill a dog cause of the loneness which I think what happen to the last 1 I just lost. So that's where we are with what's going on with the cabin wish me luck on getting it done as soon as I can is all I can ask for, thank you for being there for me on this long drawn out task & wishing us luck with getting it done.
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@porwest (90917)
• United States
10 Oct
Sounds a work in progress actually making some progress.
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@porwest (90917)
• United States
10 Oct
@2ndchances24 I am sure if you are waiting on God, it will take much longer. I asked him to start my truck once, and it didn't start. I had to have it towed to a mechanic to replace the starter. lol
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
11 Oct
@porwest I always wait for God, cause everything he does is on HIS TIME not ours, & when you pray on something he doesn't work on your time to do it. I waited for a LONG TIME to have the trees cut down, there wasn't a day that went by I didn't pray to have them taken down, & 10 yrs later after I got sick & 6 mons in the hosp & came home it wasn't 3 mons later my prayers were answered, You have to believe in faith if you want Gods help in your life, that's how I live. You don't have to believe what I say, but I can tell you this, I have been blessed in a lot to be where I am today & I believe in what I have was the work of God himself.
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
10 Oct
yeah with as long as it has taken to get where we are with it it SHOULD have been done already but that sure hasn't been going so well, but maybe God will intervene & help get this done.
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@TheHorse (218881)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Oct
Hope it works out eventually. Seems like there are always unexpected issues with such projects.
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
10 Oct
I wouldn't say unexpected we KNEW we were going to run into this but he thought it wouldn't make a big deal till he got there & found out the flooring wasn't going to go like he thought it would till he fixed it.
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@TheHorse (218881)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Oct
@2ndchances24 Glad he got 'er done.
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
10 Oct
@TheHorse he's not done yet but not far from it he decided to take a break of wash the car HUH?? yeah you heard me.
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@anya12adwi (9474)
• India
10 Oct
Best wishes!
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• India
11 Oct
@2ndchances24 Just don't give until you are done with the project!
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
12 Oct
@anya12adwi I can't afford to just give up with as much $ as I have put into it getting it done that's not a option.
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
10 Oct
thank you, I need all the best wish's & luck as well as help I can get.
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@LindaOHio (178701)
• United States
11 Oct
I hope your project moves along and you can get it done. Have a good weekend.
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
11 Oct
Thank You, as it's always said it's all in Gods timing not ours.
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@LindaOHio (178701)
• United States
11 Oct
@2ndchances24 You're very welcome.
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
12 Oct
@LindaOHio Being he has went the way we SHOULD have went in the beginning with the flooring he has really put some action into getting it done now all we have to do is KEEP that action going.
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• Defuniak Springs, Florida
10 Oct
It wont be the cabins fault if your other dog passes. It sounds like your dog needs to see a vet.
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• Defuniak Springs, Florida
11 Oct
@2ndchances24 That has nothing to do with the cabin.
• Cloverdale, Indiana
11 Oct
No, it's old age, their past 10 yrs old & being I was out of commission for 6 months & in the hospital & come back to recover another 6 mons sure didn't help matters much when they were use to me taking care of their needs & always around, & some other things too.
@dgobucks226 (35615)
12 Oct
DYI projects can be very time consuming when unexpected things occur with your installation. I'm doing some this weekend and have my fingers crossed things go smoothly. Hope things go smoothly for you too!
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@dgobucks226 (35615)
15 Oct
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
12 Oct
yes they can depending on what the project is & you have thought it out b-4 you start doing them, that helps more than most people think.
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@GardenGerty (160665)
• United States
11 Oct
I think with the styrofoam your floor will be nicer to walk on and will be warmer as well.
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
11 Oct
that I do agree with which is why I wish he had of done this in the 1st place where we wouldn't of had to start over again we could have been almost done with it by now.
@RasmaSandra (79886)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Oct
I hope you can get into a comfy and cozy cabin by winter.
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
10 Oct
with winter just around the corner I doubt it but then again things have a away of just happening with a little help from God.
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