After 20 years the wife felt that we needed an upgrade in our living quarters. I had just sold my internet service and figured it would be easier to swap houses than to upgrade the existing unit.

           We moved our old doublewide to the back property for use as a rental, prepared a foundation and moved in a new modular built to our specs.
 

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Removal of the deck by Freddy our German exchange student.

 

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Ready to move out.

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Hook up neighbors tractor.

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Coming round the bend.

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Park it here and get the other one.

  

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Pouring the footings

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This is how I wrecked my back.

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Freddy making rerod stands

Setting up ground rod

Finished footing

  

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First half moved in.

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Second half

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Moving halves together

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Finish laying blocks and done.

Blockwork done and deck added.

  
When my mom's second husband died his kids told her she would have to leave. I told her to come out here from Minnesota and stay with us. We had to free up an extra bedroom so we decided to build an external office.      

Foundation set.

Setting the first walls

My son putting in a window

Setting the first rafter

Making up the ridgeboard

  

Setting the ridgeboard

Getting everything straight

Putting on the roof.

I'm directing traffic

My brother the electrical expert.

My other brother

Thats old mom directing

  

First coat of paint. The wife loves

to catch me like this.

Putting on texture.

Finished international hdqr.

Daughter and Husband

Showing some attitude.