Shadow

Hey all, I've been super busy @ the homestead.  Thought I'd post some pictures!
So, I do this for a living.  Windows, doors, siding, ect.. but we build new houses from scratch.  This here is a totally different ballgame.  Nothing was strait to begin with, house has been worked on and patched up multiple times.   I'm really happy with the results so far, but it has been a huge amount of work.
 
This is what we started with.  

First was the roof.  I did the small roofs but had a contractor do the main roof. 

Balcony had a leak so that was enclosed quickly over the winter.  

Finished off the balcony and added 2" Styrofoam.  The back of the house was noticeably colder than the rest so, insulation was a must.  New window for the current laundry room, but that's also getting converted to a large bathroom sometime. 

The bump out was a porch, then enclosed to be a sun room.  Our daughter has now made it her bedroom, so...with the bottom being open, and the old wooden windows. That room was always cold!  Floor was insulated, bottom framed in a foamed closed.  2 double windows on both sides were framed in and covered. The 3 windows you still see will be removed and replaced with just 1 in the center.

Costal blue, Dutchlap siding started.



 
 

Nice work!

Hey all, I've been super busy @ the homestead.  Thought I'd post some pictures!
So, I do this for a living.  Windows, doors, siding, ect.. but we build new houses from scratch.  This here is a totally different ballgame.  Nothing was strait to begin with, house has been worked on and patched up multiple times.   I'm really happy with the results so far, but it has been a huge amount of work.
 
This is what we started with.  

First was the roof.  I did the small roofs but had a contractor do the main roof. 

Balcony had a leak so that was enclosed quickly over the winter.  

Finished off the balcony and added 2" Styrofoam.  The back of the house was noticeably colder than the rest so, insulation was a must.  New window for the current laundry room, but that's also getting converted to a large bathroom sometime. 

The bump out was a porch, then enclosed to be a sun room.  Our daughter has now made it her bedroom, so...with the bottom being open, and the old wooden windows. That room was always cold!  Floor was insulated, bottom framed in a foamed closed.  2 double windows on both sides were framed in and covered. The 3 windows you still see will be removed and replaced with just 1 in the center.

Costal blue, Dutchlap siding started.



 
 

Reserved the parts at Microcenter & drove the 2.5 hours to Cincinnati to get the bundle deal & parts.
Got a 1,000 watt psu.
Came to a little over $1,000; $1,600 with the gpu.
 

It arrived safely.
It's a beast at 4lbs & 13 inches long.

Finally.  After 2 years of waiting, pulled the trigger on a new build.  
Starting with the most important component of a gaming rig: 
 

Awesome!

i get my vertical gpu bracket Saturday 
AMD 7950x cpu /32 gig ddr5 6000/ RX 7900 XTX /3.5TB gen 5 nvme/ 1000 wat psu

Where does the time go.  Me and some friends started playing on the XI servers after our MOH days and now, 12 years an Idiot. A great community for making friends and support when it's needed so happy to be here and to serve our community.
Cheers for more years to come. 

this is for you speck whores like me1  
CAS: LIAN LI PC-O11 Dynamic EVO ATX Mid-Tower Dual chamber Gaming Case w/ USB 3.1 Type-C, Tempered glass on the front & side [No Fan] (White Color) CC: None COOLANT: None CPU: AMD Ryzen™ 9 Processor 7950X 16-core/32-thread 4.5GHz [Turbo 5.7GHz] 80MB Cache AM5 CS_FAN: 6X 120mm Phanteks SK120 Digital RGB PWM FAN - high airflow nine-blade 500-1500 RPM Radiator Fans [+54] ENGRAVING: None FAN: CyberpowerPC MasterLiquid Lite 360mm ARGB CPU Liquid Cooler with Dual Chamber Pump & Copper Cold Plate [+20] (3 x Standard 120MM Fans) FREEBIE_VC: None HDD: 2TB SOLIDIGM P41 Plus Series (PCIe Gen4) M.2 SSD - Seq R/W: Up to 4125/3325 MB/s, Rnd R/W up to 390/540k (Single Drive) HDD2: None HEADSET: None INSTANTREBATE: None KEYBOARD: CyberPowerPC Multimedia USB Gaming Keyboard MEMORY: 32GB (16GBx2) DDR5/6000MHz Dual Channel Memory (Team T-Delta RGB) MICROPHONE: None MONITOR: None MOPAD: None MOTHERBOARD: ASUS PRIME X670-P WIFI AM5 ATX w/ Wi-Fi 6, 2.5GbT LAN, (3)PCIe x16, (1)PCIe x1, (3)M.2, (6)SATA MOUSE: CyberPowerPC Lyra 01 RGB 6-Color w/ 7 Button USB wired, 4200DPI Optical Gaming Mouse NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network OS: Windows 11 Home OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking POWERSUPPLY: 1,000 Watts - Standard 80 Plus Gold Power Supply PRO_WIRING: None RECOVERYUSB: None RUSH: RUSH!!! READY TO SHIP IN 3 BUSINESS DAYS [+79] SERVICE: 3 Years FREE Service Plan (INCLUDES LABOR AND LIFETIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT) SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO SPEAKERS: None USBHD: None VIDEO: AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 XTX 24GB GDDR6 Video Card    Now i need some skill to go with it  

Ooh new rig.... post the specs!

I just bought my daughter one so she isn't kicking me off mine any more.
Intel Core i3 12100F 3.3GHz CPU
16GB DDR4 3200 Memory
Gigabyte B660M DS3H AX DDR4
8GB GeForce RTX 3050 Graphics
500GB Solid State Drive
 
Should keep her playing Fortnite, might have to get her into COD4.

Had rent WAY under market value as had been in home 11 years, landlord threatening to sell and trying to serve us eviction notices, we could have fought him for a year or two as our tenent boards are so back logged, but, we took our lumps (and 4000 cash for keys deal to move) and left. All moved into new house and got the stink eye for getting what I deemed the essentials set up first 
 
The wall of rock

 
and the gaming hub

 
the rest will get done in due time lol

i stream it every night on twitch.tv/fleldmarshal add me it wil be fun fun fun

My dad is big into this.  I dunno much about it, but he loves it.

I just got a portable Ham Radio for Christmas. Would like to do it, but have yet to get my license.
I have another Ham Radio from a pickup I got years ago. The previous owner had left it installed. Thinking I can connect it up to house voltage and make it a "base station".
Anyways, a new hobby for me to become involved with.
Ham Radio for a ham...? I like it...

My thoughts are with you and your family.

2012 AWD Rt Charger is my daily.
250x and lt80 quads for my son and I.
66 Fury,  stilllllll needs tranny work...
20 Caravan...

Here’s my mommy mobile 🙂 Her name is Rosie and she’s a 2019 Kia Sorento!!! 

My mountain winter rigs. The Honda Accord and Harley can be worthless during the winter months when ice and snow hit, so they're not shown.
Second pic of the ATV in summer mode minus the brush fire unit. Beers took a ride on the ATV end of this past summer. 
 

I drive a 2021 Jeep Renegade. Go on, make jokes. 🤣
Here is me when I bought it.

 
 

Here it is 

welcome!
 

2012 AWD Rt Charger is my daily.
250x and lt80 quads for my son and I.
66 Fury,  stilllllll needs tranny work...
20 Caravan...

Welcome to the forum!