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Rotten rim joist1370 viewsUpon removing the old ledger board, we found a terrible site -- water had seeped down beneath our patio door, for who knows how many years, and completely rotted out a large chunk of the rim joist supporting the back of the house, as well as the deck.
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Cathy & Waterloo Boy1311 viewsCathy poses by the other side of the same Waterloo Boy.
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Tractor Cake!1308 viewsYet another Tractor Cake! The boys love the tractor cake, and William asked for it for weeks ahead of time...
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Gluing Ballusters1287 viewsEach baluster was glued, then brad-nailed with a pneumatic nailer.
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Minuteman Missile1267 viewsWe made a very brief stop at the South Dakota Air and Space Museum. I say brief because our literature said it closed at 6pm, and when we got there (at about 3:20) we found it closed at 4pm. This museum, which is free, contains a large number of historic aircraft.
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Shed Rear Framing1238 viewsHere's a view from the rear of the shed. The trusses made roof construction simple -- just place them and nail them up (bracing them temporarily with some scrap wood). At this stage the gables still need to be framed out a bit wider so there will be a slight overhang on the gable ends.
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John Deere Collectors Center1235 viewsMore beautifully restored tractors at the Collectors Center. There were also some old John Deere signs on the walls as you can see in this picture.
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Inside the Deere Collectors Center1229 viewsInside the collectors center. We spent quite a bit of time here. Each tractor is on loan from the owner, and they get new exhibits rotating through periodically.
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Mr. Rogers Trolley1216 viewsSomeone evidently sent the trolley through the "Honey I Blew Up the Kids" device.
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Door installed and Trim Priming1184 viewsThe next step was to install the roll-up door, which was fairly straightforward, and install the trim around the opening. Then we needed to finish priming all of the bare wood. The siding was pre-primed, but all of the trim, soffits, and fascia boards needed priming. Here Cathy primes the trim near the roll-up door.
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Siding Started1150 viewsThe next two days (Sunday and Monday) we were able to get some of the siding hung. The siding we're using is some nice quality 4x8 plywood siding which looks like 8" boards hung vertically. One nice thing about this type of siding is that it serves as both the sheathing and the siding, so it means less work. This picture shows the back of the shed fully sided, and the two sides partially sided.
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