After dealing with our rain issues from last weekend, it was time to move in to our new loft. First things first were for Sheralee to put down our flooring. Originally, I had thought we would have nice carpet for our place of sleep. Well, a smarter head prevailed and it is wiser to put down something a little more resilient.
It really turned out pretty good…considering we are putting it in what we now refer to our ‘Crooked’ Enchanted Forest house. For those of you that remember The Enchanted Forest, and that little crooked house you had to walk through…we now have a model for our new abode!
After the floor was put down, it was time to build our bed frame. Sheralee found this great idea online and we ran with it for ourselves. We have purchased and installed more galvanized pipe and fittings for having now running water. I love it.
It is basically based on this bed:
We used 2×8’s for the frame, 2×4’s for the support, and then 2×6’s to moun the pipe flanges to. This was the beginning, before the screws.
This is the result.
It is awesome…probably a good 2 feet off the floor, allowing us to use vertical space underneath for storage. The frame will be stained. With the windows and patio door…we can lay in bed and have wonderful views all around. We now have a nice sanctuary when fowl weather arrives!
Next we wanted to install a banister to protect this big lug from falling into the stair well. We opted for a couple 4×4 posts, and yes you guessed it, more galvanized piping. ha.
It really turned out well and now we have some added hand guides for going up and down the stairs. Pretty cool! The rest of the day we cleaned up, did some chores and spread a little bit of mulch. We are interested in getting a wood chipper/mulcher for the property…due to all the material we have and we can spread that all over for walking. So, we wanted to see how it holds up in the weather.
Speaking of weather….so crazy yesterday. We finally rolled off ‘Crooked’ Rebel Ranch around 5pm…and not a drop of rain, until we were in the Jeep just pulling away. All of the ranch roads were nice and dry and better than they have been in months! Well, one good rain dump ended all of that. We did some fish-tailing out of our little road, and then once on the ranch road, I had to put it in 4WD…just weren’t going anywhere without it. It was insane. Instantaneously the roads were mud paths. Worst part is, last week we were covered in mud and I washed the Jeep and trailer at 11pm when we got back. Well, the clean trailer was a thing of the past. We were once again covered in mud! hahaha Oh well, another ranch day. What we realized is that once we live there, those days of heavy rain….no problem, we just chillax in the loft or on the deck.
Next weekend, the utility shed (solar power, water, and propane) starts on the end of the container and more insulation goes in the loft. Good times!