Finally finished the cover and slab.

[pawpaw]

Just finished adding 2 ft of concrete all the way around the existing slab. Cover is 40'x18' and keeps the sun and rain off. Good to have it in the backyard in case we may have to evacuate for a hurricane in a hurry!

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[hankaye]

paw paw, Howdy;

Like your "Escape Pod Containment Unit".

hankaye

[GaryWT]

Very nice.

[pawpaw]

Thanks guys...glad I have a corner lot to make it easier to back in.
A load of dirt to level to the top of the slab and I'll be finished...I hope!!


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[notanlines]

I can assure you of this: Most every one of the members here are green with envy right now. First because you built this, and second because you have the room to put it! Good on ya, fella!

[Tbos]

That RV shed looks great.

[cfd123]

I can assure you of this: Most every one of the members here are green with envy right now. First because you built this, and second because you have the room to put it! Good on ya, fella!



You are correct!!!

Looks great!!


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[Desert185]

Looks great! :thumbsup:

I have been meaning to build a cover for mine and you have motivated me to get more serious about the project.

[pawpaw]

This is what it looked like before we started...we had to conform to the subdivision rules and make the cover match the house. The paint had to match and I ordered some faux brick panels to make the columns. Wife and I are happy about the way it came out. Found out it's better to go with a wider and longer slab if you have the room. Thanks again everyone!!

http://www.keystonerv.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=628&pictureid=3498

[roadglide]

Nice work how much of it did you do? It took me 6 months to finish my rv shed its 20 by 40 . Its nice to have the RV out of the brutal heat .

[roadglide]

10601 I hope this works from my I phone to a down load. Its from 2 7/8 drill stem. I just finished the 30 amp service . Right now its crusher fines but after seeing your slab i'm jealous. Its 20x40

[pawpaw]

Nice work how much of it did you do? It took me 6 months to finish my rv shed its 20 by 40 . Its nice to have the RV out of the brutal heat .

Wife ordered the cover online and once it arrived it only took 1/2 day to errect it by a crew out of Dallas. We set it on cinder blocks that my son in law and myself laid down. Not a good support enough for me so we poured a larger addition to the slab to support it right. Jacking and blocking up the cover was done by myself and my son in law and also setting it down on the concrete and bolting it down. Being close to 70 yrs old with COPD I can't do too much work like years ago but can still order material and pick it up with my utility trailer...like wood for the forms..re-bar and that type of stuff. A buddy of mine and myself ran 50 amp service from my garage panel to a 4x4 post...I dug the trench and that almost killed me! Wife and I over the years built 2 houses(sub-contracted)and did as much work ourselves while working full time jobs. Always the satisfaction of doing it yourself if you can!

This is how it sat on cinder blocks before we added to the slab.

http://www.keystonerv.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=628&pictureid=3998

[pawpaw]

10601 I hope this works from my I phone to a down load. Its from 2 7/8 drill stem. I just finished the 30 amp service . Right now its crusher fines but after seeing your slab i'm jealous. Its 20x40

Nice job...looks like more then enough area to back in the trailer. I bet that pipe gave you a workout getting it vertical to set in the ground. I guess some crushed limestone will work if you can't go with concrete. And you're right about keeping heat and rain off the tops of these RV's!

[Desert185]

Did a little online shopping last night. I'm thinking a 15x40 with two full walls to block drifting snow on the south and west side and a partial wall on the east side. The open end will face north. Now I just have to decide exactly where to put it so I can run 30A service from the well pump house. I've put this off long enough.

[pawpaw]

Did a little online shopping last night. I'm thinking a 15x40 with two full walls to block drifting snow on the south and west side and a partial wall on the east side. The open end will face north. Now I just have to decide exactly where to put it so I can run 30A service from the well pump house. I've put this off long enough.

You may want to consider one that's 18' wide...more room on each side to get around if the slideout's are open. More access to clean..wax or work on the sides of the trailer also. Just a thought!

[rnkburg]

Where did you find these online. I am in the market for one and haven't had much luck around here


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[roadglide]

Here is a better picture with the home made tripod10603 I hired the neighbor to help dig hols. I welded 3 inch heavy tubing with rebar welded to 11 12x12 plates I centered all the 12 inch plate with the tubing in the holes and cemented them. I welded a stud in the center of each plate and set the 15 ft 4 in pipe over the stud and braced it and level welded it up first with 5 p to preheat then using LH 7018 . I also welded 1/2 gussets for each up right. Its square with in 1 in of each corner.

[Desert185]

Where did you find these online. I am in the market for one and haven't had much luck around here


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One I found was www.rv-shelters.com

[Desert185]

You may want to consider one that's 18' wide...more room on each side to get around if the slideout's are open. More access to clean..wax or work on the sides of the trailer also. Just a thought!

That's a good thought that I'll take into account. When in doubt, go bigger. :)

[pawpaw]

Where did you find these online. I am in the market for one and haven't had much luck around here


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Carolina Carport's is where we ordered ours from.

[pawpaw]

Here is a better picture with the home made tripod10603 I hired the neighbor to help dig hols. I welded 3 inch heavy tubing with rebar welded to 11 12x12 plates I centered all the 12 inch plate with the tubing in the holes and cemented them. I welded a stud in the center of each plate and set the 15 ft 4 in pipe over the stud and braced it and level welded it up first with 5 p to preheat then using LH 7018 . I also welded 1/2 gussets for each up right. Its square with in 1 in of each corner.

Looks good!!

[Desert185]

Where did you find these online. I am in the market for one and haven't had much luck around here


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Here's another one:

www.unitedcarports.com

[denverpilot]

Really nice project. Makes me want to start another project I don't have time for right now! Ha.

[hoffbrew]

Looks fantastic! I keep family 5'ers on my property, we made (5) 42x12 crushed rock pads with power and water, 6' between ea pad, looks great. Had a few car port people come out and give quotes lately for 5 shelters(42x18x16) . Figured I (we) would get a good price for 5. the least expensive so far is $4500 ea. I think this is too high??

[pawpaw]

Looks fantastic! I keep family 5'ers on my property, we made (5) 42x12 crushed rock pads with power and water, 6' between ea pad, looks great. Had a few car port people come out and give quotes lately for 5 shelters(42x18x16) . Figured I (we) would get a good price for 5. the least expensive so far is $4500 ea. I think this is too high??

Thats about what we paid for ours. It was shipped out of Dallas and the crew that delivered it drove all night. They erected it the next day in about 5 hrs.

[kmc58]

Very nice shed !

Worth having a shelter for storage when investing in an RV.

[gearhead]

Thats about what we paid for ours. It was shipped out of Dallas and the crew that delivered it drove all night. They erected it the next day in about 5 hrs.

Very very nice! What height did you go to, 14ft?

[mpdigger]

That's sweet right there......

[msp2jxr]

Looks awesome....

[B-O-B'03]

Very nice!

The DW would not let me put up a tin shed, so I had this one built.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5665/21841100569_01c6361245_z.jpg

The guy built it by himself, with 6X12 cedar beams and 6X6 cedar posts.

He ran water and 30A service to it too.

We had 2 hail storms in the last couple of months, already had to replace the tin roof on the cover, glad it was there to protect the trailer.

-Brian

[1jeep]

Very nice im jealous and can only dream of this, my neighbors would freak out since I live where you cant even have a work truck in your driveway. Its amazing they haven't complained about my rv yet!

[roadglide]

Very nice!

The DW would not let me put up a tin shed, so I had this one built.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5665/21841100569_01c6361245_z.jpg

The guy built it by himself, with 6X12 cedar beams and 6X6 cedar posts.

He ran water and 30A service to it too.

We had 2 hail storms in the last couple of months, already had to replace the tin roof on the cover, glad it was there to protect the trailer.

-Brian Thats heavy I'm surprised one man could build that but I built my poll barn by my self with a lot of improvising and the help of a old JD crawler loader and 40 years of welding in the mines.

[B-O-B'03]

Thats heavy I'm surprised one man could build that but I built my poll barn by my self with a lot of improvising and the help of a old JD crawler loader and 40 years of welding in the mines.

He used 2 ladders and screwed boards to each post, to walk the beams up.

https://c7.staticflickr.com/1/736/21849192446_362ef3b891_z.jpg
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I could barely rotate one of the beams when it was on the slab :eek:

Oh to be young again :)

-Brian

[pawpaw]

Very very nice! What height did you go to, 14ft?

Yes...14 ft. Thanks!!

[pawpaw]

Very nice!

The DW would not let me put up a tin shed, so I had this one built.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5665/21841100569_01c6361245_z.jpg

The guy built it by himself, with 6X12 cedar beams and 6X6 cedar posts.

He ran water and 30A service to it too.

We had 2 hail storms in the last couple of months, already had to replace the tin roof on the cover, glad it was there to protect the trailer.

-Brian

Anytime you have an expensive RV..boat or anything of value it's best to keep it covered if possible. Nice cover!!

[pawpaw]

Very nice im jealous and can only dream of this, my neighbors would freak out since I live where you cant even have a work truck in your driveway. Its amazing they haven't complained about my rv yet!

We have a few RV's on my street that's out in the country between two cow pastures. We still have to comply with the subdivision rules so I had to paint the cover and put some "faux" brick to match my house.

[pawpaw]

Thank's everyone for the kind words!!

[gary31]

looks great!!!
I sent you a private message about your truck

[pawpaw]

looks great!!!
I sent you a private message about your truck

Thanks...check your mailbox. Sorry about the late response.