Building a small RV park.

[Jim]

Finally getting a start on the roofs.

 

[TJ&LadyDi]

Darn, @Jim; your place is starting to look like an RV park! Wait a minute; it IS an RV park, right? Looking good!

TJ

 

[MapNerd]

Finally getting a start on the roofs.

Talk about putting a lid on it! Thatreally ties it all together. It’s gorgeous!

 

[Neemer]

I’m running out of superlatives.

 

[Jim]

I’m running out of superlatives.

I'm here for ya brother, check isle 5, beside the suppositories. ?

 

[Jim]

I’ve been trying to give names to the different sites, so I don’t have to call them sites 1,2,3, etc. So, I looked at the attributes of each lot, and then tried to think of a name that fit. For instance, site 1 is beside a huge old Oak tree, so I called it “The Oaks”. Site 4 is beside the Fairway Park area, so I called it “Park Place”. Site 5 is under a large White Pine and there are always squirrels running through it, so I called it “The Squerly Pine”.

But sites 2 and 3 don’t have any real interesting attributes to use in the naming process. They are still awesome sites; they just don’t have anything that sets them apart from the others. And coincidently, at $45 per night, they are the least expensive sites as well.

I decided to call them "Small Doe" and “Little Bucks”. Lol ???

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Finally getting a start on the roofs.

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So Jim, I see you must not have prevailing wind.

 

[Jim]

So Jim, I see you must not have prevailing wind.

That's part of the Deer Springs RV Park experience. We strap you into the gazebo and wait for a good gust. . .

 

[Scooterfan]

Wonderful work...how are you cutting the roof panels (angles). I've used metal blades in skill saws, grinders, and even snips...none of them are easy peasy. Have any advice for an old guy?

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Wonderful work...how are you cutting the roof panels (angles). I've used metal blades in skill saws, grinders, and even snips...none of them are easy peasy. Have any advice for an old guy?

Have someone else do it!!! ok, not funny, backwards saw blade in a skill saw.

 

["EZ"]

Lookin' good Jim!

 

[Scooterfan]

Ah...have not heard that one. Thanks SO much. I'm going to be cutting 10 footers down to 8 soon and that will be much appreciated. Now (sorry), one more question...do you use a rough cut or finishing blade backwards?

 

[BGMAC]

Ah...have not heard that one. Thanks SO much. I'm going to be cutting 10 footers down to 8 soon and that will be much appreciated. Now (sorry), one more question...do you use a rough cut or finishing blade backwards?

Hear you go... Tool Tip: Backward Blades - Extreme How-To Blog

 

[Jim]

Wonderful work...how are you cutting the roof panels (angles). I've used metal blades in skill saws, grinders, and even snips...none of them are easy peasy. Have any advice for an old guy?

@Kevin D Pem nailed it, hire someone! I'm paying a guy $400 for each roof. Absolutely no way I'm getting involved with them. Hard enough if they're just regular roofs, but these things, no way!

 

[MapNerd]

I spent a couple of summers doing roofs as a church project for low income and underserved communities. Learned two things about roofing work:

1. It’s relatively easy mental work once you get into the groove of it
2. It’s relatively backbreaking work no matter how long you’ve been doing it

if you can afford to, hire it out. Not because it’s hard to do, but because it’s hard to do.

 

[Jim]

What a day, lots more trenching for power, water, and drain lines. Got the service boxes installed, got the wires into the ditches and over to each site, got two of the pedestals installed, and got a good start on the plumbing that goes from the sites to the septic tanks. Got an electrical inspection tomorrow and hopefully I can start covering up some of these trenches.

The last two pictures show the sewer lines that your stinky-slinky will connect to. They're very tall right now but they will get cut down to grade level when the time comes. There are two connections at each site. One is about 15 feet from the rear of a 45' Class A motor home, the other is 12 feet away, going toward the front of the motor home. I think this will cover the needs of just about everyone, regardless of what length or type of RV they have.

Time for a brewski.

 

[Jim]

 

[Jim]

We worked on the gazebo at Site #1 today. It sits high on one side due to the slope of the land, so it needed a railing to meet code. It's a different color because it's pressure treated wood, but it will be the same color as the rest of the gazebo when it's stained. This is a really nice spot beside a 100 year old Oak Tree, with lots of room to walk around, play games or even throw a frisbee. You don't get this kind of site at the usual RV Park!

We also heard from the 911 people and they decided that we don't need a street name after all. (bummer, I was kind of liking the idea of Deer Springs Rd.) Anyhow, our official address is:

Deer Springs RV Park
8301 West Old Murphy Road
Franklin, NC 28734

Deer Springs – Best RV Park in Franklin NC and the Smoky Mountains

RV Park in Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. Full hookups, 30/50 amp services, picnic table, fire ring and private gazebos with refrigerator/ice maker.

deerspringsrvpark.com

 

[Chargerman]

Jim

You guys are doing such a great job. It been fun to see the progress. Thanks for sharing!! I am really hoping to be able to get there later this year.

 

[Jim]

Jim

You guys are doing such a great job. It been fun to see the progress. Thanks for sharing!! I am really hoping to be able to get there later this year.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!