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On this page I'll include some of my tips and tricks I've learned while doing this project. Where appropriate, I'll include
steps or pictures to help clarify my explanations.
Please feel free to contribute your own tips - I'll post the best
ones so everyone can see them.
We aquired the shack October 2007, and have started working on it, the first thing was to put on an addition with a toilet,
shower, etc.
Tip 1: Look everywhere for stuff, tell everyone, you never know who has what you want.
Tip 2: Go to you local home shows talk to everyone, it is amazing how many people have items left over from projects
and are willing to trade.
As an example of tip 1, I was picking up wood pellets for the pellet stove at the local hardware store, and noticed a
hotwater heater in the corner, with an install date of 06/07/07. I questioned why it was there and was told it was warrantied
out because it would not stay lit, and was told they where going to haul it to the landfill. I volunteered to do that,
thinking what could be wrong with a new water heater? Turns out they must not had it hooked up to get outside air, we
got it going and it works great, Savings $450.00
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Items acquried and cost
- Four Anderson crank out windows,,,,,free from friends garage, value $800.00
- New hot water heater,,,,,,,,free from hardware store, they thought it was deffective value $450.00
- Commercial duo-flush toilet..............free from fire damaged building. value $400.00
- 2 x 6 's, 2 x 12's, Plywood for construction had to buy these $560.00
- R-11 insulation, estimated 10 bags, salvaged from sound proof room at radio station. value $190.00
- 2 x 4 x 10 40 of these salvage from same radio station free. value $200.00
- Split face masonary blocks, 100, value $250.00
- Traded (2) hollow core oak vaneer doors for (3) 5 panel doors, and one 1900 exterior door with beveled glass, including
all hardware, this from a person looking at our site. They all where in exellant shape, and the hardware had never been
painted. In a recycle shop the value of all would be $250.00
- Traded Leather chair to Ben for 8 Anderson Windows and one door, all new in box, value of trade $5000.00
- Recieved a load of gravel and had it spreaded by Don Peterson in return for some labor, Value $300.00
- Also got from Don Ceder Shake for boat house, in trade for some gas line work, value, $400.00
- Purchased T&G Pine $300.00
- More split face masonary blocks for stairs, abouut 30 value $120.00 saved from demolition.
- Oak table base to use for bathroom sink, value $30.00 as garage sale item, probably about $100 new.
- Corner enameled cast iron sink, really cool has old bras fixtures, value $200.00 was going into dumpster, will use in
garage apartment.
- couple pieces of 5/4 x 12 x 10 barn wood boards. Value $20
TOTAL $ INVESTED TO DATE $860.00
TOTAL BARTERED $8260.00
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