20x32 A frame cabin Central KY

[Shawn B]

Nice reloading shed and setup. You might want to heat the place a little to keep moisture out of your powder and guns rust free. Solar set up looks good too. Do you plan on installing the Matte in the  cabin someday?

[ben2go]

Power to the people.

[EaglesSJ]

Guns arent stored at that location, I have a much more secure setup for them. I just have that one 870 there just in case. The past few days I have been spreading pitch on the roof and doing some more fencing to give our horses more room to roam. Got a 1 3/4 or so acre lot fenced off now instead of the small 100'x100' lot that they were in the past 3 weeks. They were thrilled to be in a bigger area. They ran and ran and bucked and had a good ol time! Anyways here are some more pics of the shed/mini barn and the horses and such.

[astidham]

Looks Great !!!
where is your cabin in contrast to the Barn?

[EaglesSJ]

[Sassy]

Really looks Kentuckyfied!  Nice    Pretty horses - amazing how they like it when they get a little more room - even our cows run & jump around. 

[astidham]

That's a good setup.
my cabin setup is similar, the cabin from the front gate is ~260 feet.

[Barry Broome]

Very nice place. I've enjoyed following this thread. You guys are hard workers!!!

[EaglesSJ]

Got the new inverter today! Charged my 24v 1000ah battery bank from 68% to full in just 2.5 hrs! Much better than the 9-10 hrs it was taking with the alternator set up. I have nothing but good things to say about aten solar. They have amazing customer service and outstanding prices on all equipment. Very friendly people who were very helpful through all of this. Now I just need to get a breaker for the inverter cable and Ill be set!

Also started building Colton's tree house yesterday so pics of that will follow shortly.

[MountainDon]

Check solarseller.com

http://www.solarseller.com/

section 45

[EaglesSJ]

Colton and I working on his tree house.




Also here is a pic of the panel rack that I came up with after much debate. A home fabbed metal rack and pole that could support this many panels was gonna run me about 500 in materials plus alot of labor. This treated lumber rack came out to about $90 and a couple hours work. I still have to add some x-bracing on all four sides but it was supposed to be very sunny tomorrow and I was anxious to see what they would do! I have each panel bolted to the 2x6 plates in all four corners. I am not satisfied with it though and Im looking for more ways to secure them.

[Turkeyhunter]

i read all they pages of this build tonight---congrats on cabin and farm........such a great place for your son to grow up.........A++++++++ on the build---

[OkieJohn2]

Just curious about your melted Craftsman 3/8 inch ratchet, does the lifetime warranty cover that, always worth a try.

[EaglesSJ]

Im sure it will be covered. I have replaced several tools with them in the past with no problems.

[freezengirl]

I just read through all of the comments and pictures of your project, very impressive. I couldn't help but think that with the drive, determination and work ethic you and your wife have shown and the obvious love in your family that you are rich in all the ways that count. I hope you your wife and young Colton continue to be blessed.

[EaglesSJ]

Just ordered 3 more panels today. That should put us up to a 1260w array. We use about 2-4kw depending on the day so hopefully this will be all we need. That puts us having about $10,700 in our system.

[umtallguy]

how much did the house end up costing?

[EaglesSJ]

how much did the house end up costing?

Around $25k

[EaglesSJ]

Installed the last 3 panels today. Here are the pics. We now have a 1260 watt system.


And a pic from the upper corner of our property looking down at the panels and the shed and garden.

[bayview]

   Looking good!   

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[OlJarhead]

Awesome!

[Zona]

Any plans to plant more trees along the property line/ along the road?  I think that would ad a nice touch, as well as a bit more privacy.

[grandmasplayhouse]

Just read your story. Lovely family and lucky little boy! It's nice to see people with such good work ethics.

[EaglesSJ]

Any plans to plant more trees along the property line/ along the road?  I think that would ad a nice touch, as well as a bit more privacy.

Were gonna buy a 100 plant bundle of white pines and go to work

[rhelm]

Just wanted to say that I loved following your progress on this board.  It has been very inspiring.  Thanks for sharing your story!

One question though, did karma ever catch up to your aunt?