Poisonfangs85 Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Swing set and a retaining wall, how hard could that be....The first problem is the yard we have is not what you call anywhere near flat. A skid steer rental, 42 railroad ties, countless timber screws, and don't forget the blood (small amount) sweat (barrels of it) and tears (the sweat was in our eyes lol) We are almost complete, just a little backfill left and grass seed. My wife and I slaved on this project through everything Mother Nature could come up with in her Midwest arsenal. We even stayed up till the wee hours of the morning today to complete the swing set build so the little guy could be surprised, boy was he. Time for a drink, and a pillow. P.S. Happy Father's Day to you guys that are blessed to have a little one. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Awesome job dude! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Glassey Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 That came out nice poisonfang. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 That's incredible. Sounds like my house, but I didn't exactly stay up that late! Built an addition year and half ago, killed a brushy area of my lawn, tiller, and just recently put in grass. Then just today, I put together a used swing set and now my son's running around trying to decide what to play with first! Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poisonfangs85 Posted June 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Thanks guys! The process was painful but so worth it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Wow looks awesome Poisonfang!! I don't envy the amount of labor you put into that that project though. The heat has been insane the pack few days but making your kid happy is worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Poisonfang what's up bro!! That project looks awesome man!!!great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99_XC600 Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Hey, this looks very familiar. Finished project looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonylandin Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Looks great #TIACREW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poisonfangs85 Posted June 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Yo mikeZ, it's been a minute! I have been swamped with work, gotta get on here more often. Thanks for the kind words 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryS Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Lots of work but a really nice job!! Your son will have alot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyB Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Great job Poison, I love the look of the steps with the stone. nice piece of property bro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Do the railroad ties smell of creosote or anything? Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foneguy Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 That came out great !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poisonfangs85 Posted June 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 On June 24, 2016 at 6:44 AM, KnarlyCarl said: Do the railroad ties smell of creosote or anything? Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk The only time you smell the creosote is when you cut them or drill the pilot holes for the timber screws, and that goes away quickly. Other than that no smell at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazzman Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 That looks nice man.Just remind the little man that those railroad ties can give a gnarly splinter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WigWagWorkshop Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Absolutely Stunning Job! looks like a ton of work, my muscles are sore just looking at the pictures. My Grandson would love something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poisonfangs85 Posted June 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 19 hours ago, Fazzman said: That looks nice man.Just remind the little man that those railroad ties can give a gnarly splinter. For sure man! I have had to remind him a couple times to use the stairs and that the walls are not balance beams haha. 17 hours ago, WigWagWorkshop said: Absolutely Stunning Job! looks like a ton of work, my muscles are sore just looking at the pictures. My Grandson would love something like that. Thanks WigWag! We took this weekend off to recover a bit more. Did some kayaking, it was more relaxing than it sounds lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 On June 19, 2016 at 7:49 PM, Poisonfangs85 said: Swing set and a retaining wall, how hard could that be....The first problem is the yard we have is not what you call anywhere near flat. A skid steer rental, 42 railroad ties, countless timber screws, and don't forget the blood (small amount) sweat (barrels of it) and tears (the sweat was in our eyes lol) We are almost complete, just a little backfill left and grass seed. My wife and I slaved on this project through everything Mother Nature could come up with in her Midwest arsenal. We even stayed up till the wee hours of the morning today to complete the swing set build so the little guy could be surprised, boy was he. Time for a drink, and a pillow. P.S. Happy Father's Day to you guys that are blessed to have a little one. Looks fantastic! That's one happy little kid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 And one pooped looking Dad! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruton Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Looks nice man. I have a similar project coming up as well. Maybe I'll drag my feet a little more on my bathroom remodel. At least it's indoors with air conditioning! Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poisonfangs85 Posted June 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 16 hours ago, ChrisK said: And one pooped looking Dad! Pooped is a good word for it haha. Thanks for the kind words Chris, hope all is well with you. 2 hours ago, kruton said: Looks nice man. I have a similar project coming up as well. Maybe I'll drag my feet a little more on my bathroom remodel. At least it's indoors with air conditioning! Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk Thanks bud! I am glad we got it done when we did, the heat has not been letting up here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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