Dudley's Rebuild

Tom · Feb 2, 2015

Yvonne G said:
In the evening he went into the new shed as if he had always been using it.

Wow. How lucky is that?! Good news.

Yvonne G · Feb 2, 2015

Tom said:
Wow. How lucky is that?! Good news.

I know, huh? Earlier in the day I called my Son-in-law to see if he can come over in the evening to put Dudley away for me. He said he doubted the game would be over before dark, but he would come when he was able. So lucky for him, Dudley went in on his own.

Tom · Feb 2, 2015

Yvonne G said:
I know, huh? Earlier in the day I called my Son-in-law to see if he can come over in the evening to put Dudley away for me. He said he doubted the game would be over before dark, but he would come when he was able. So lucky for him, Dudley went in on his own.

I'd do it for you, but that would be a loooooong drive...

Yvonne G · Feb 2, 2015

Thank you, kind sir!

ZEROPILOT · Feb 2, 2015

Very nicely done. One thing, though. If you place shingles right on top of wood, the wood will very soon rot. Did you place roofing paper down first?

Yvonne G · Feb 2, 2015

Felt paper.

ZEROPILOT · Feb 2, 2015

You're a pro!

Yvonne G · Feb 2, 2015

ZEROPILOT said:
You're a pro!

Yeah, right. I don't allow anyone to look too closely at my workmanship.

(It's interesting to note that when I first typed "workmanship" above, it actually came out "workmanshit" I probably should have left it.)

Yellow Turtle01 · Feb 2, 2015

I don't know... depends on the shipiness of the work.

Did you build that??

(in a good way, because that looks pretty cool)

Jacqui · Feb 2, 2015

maggie3fan said:
Bob too. He digs at it every night, but I also have it screwed in place so it doesn't move.
I am so looking forward to meeting Steven and his wife....

Me too!

Along with this silly lady who lives with a Queen and King Bob, too. lol (not to mention a cowboy and his lady)

Jacqui · Feb 2, 2015

Yvonne G said:
Yeah, right. I don't allow anyone to look too closely at my workmanship.
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LOL You know Yvonne, one of the projects I am working on (mentally only at this stage) includes a house sorta like this. lol

Jacqui · Feb 2, 2015

I too think it's wonderful that Steven and his wife helped. How neat it is for tortoise folks to not only get together, but to help each other.

They are awesome folks.

It's nice to see somebody who is as slow as I am with getting things done.

You did a great job.

samsmom · May 10, 2016

Love the shed!

BILBO-03 · Aug 22, 2016

Is it insulated

sibi · Oct 20, 2016

Turtulas-Len said:
Great Job,, Darn termites, if you ever want to put the mat on the floor, you can mount it on a piece of plywood and then secure the plywood to the wall with angle brackets to keep it in place. This way you have no screw holes in the floor. Walkers mat is done this way and he is about the same size as Dudley and digs in the corner also, His mat has been in place for several years now, he tries to move it around but those 3/4 inch screws hold it in place.

That's a great idea. I just had my new shed insulted and ready for my female sulcata. She's a scratcher and tends to wreak her own house. I too don't want to put screws into the flooring. By screwing it into a board, that solves the problem of her moving things around. I may even use a bracket to screw the board in the wall so that it will stay even more sturdy. Thanks..

sibi · Oct 20, 2016

Yvonne G said:
Yeah, right. I don't allow anyone to look too closely at my workmanship.

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(It's interesting to note that when I first typed "workmanship" above, it actually came out "workmanshit" I probably should have left it.)

Lol

sibi · Oct 20, 2016

Yvonne, what a great job you did mostly on your own. I mean, digging and leveling ground is real hard for a non professional to do. Add to that age, aches and pains, and you have a project half done! Thank God for someone like Steven and his wife. I wish I was able to do what you did. I would have saved thousands of dollars. Anyhow, it's done, and Baby Runt has her new home. She hasn't moved in yet cause I want to start decorating it first. Hopefully, she'll move in this weekend.

tortoisenana · Sep 17, 2019

Yvonne G said:
I have a guy that comes to take care of spiders, roaches, ants, etc. and he has sulcatas of his own, so he understands about not poisoning my animals. He called my attention to what he referred to as "salt and pepper" around Dudley's night house. He said it was termite 'leavings.'

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Since Dudley's night house is in the front yard and smack up against my house, I knew I had to get rid of this structure as quickly as possible.

Dudley's old shelter next to my front door:

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So I started building him a shed in the back yard.

I'm an old lady, and I'm quite lazy. My recliner and my Kindle call to me constantly and it's quite a struggle to ignore their call. So even though I started this project way back in October of last year, I wasn't able to wrap it up until today. I started by digging the ground level. I had a bunch of old asphalt shingles that the garbage company won't take, so I put them down on the level ground, then sand then I started laying down cement stepping stones and covering them with termite mesh:

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This is the other side of the fence, in Dudley's yard:

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I started framing, then after the first of the year I had a little extra help. Steven (Bouaboua) and his wife came and spent the day with me:

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Not much left to do now, getting there slowly but surely:

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When I put on the shingles, I didn't realize I was supposed to butt the pieces up against each other, and not overlap them, so I ended up with a bump down the middle:

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And the final test, it's occupant coming to try it out:

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I think he gave it his seal of approval. He's in there digging at the wall.

I'm so very glad to have this project finished. Now I can get rid of the old one and get back into taking care of the day-to-day chores.

What is the black floor of your shed?

Yvonne G · Sep 17, 2019

tortoisenana said:
What is the black floor of your shed?

The local feed store sells thick rubber mats to be placed on the floor of horse stalls. They're about 4'x6' and come in three thicknesses. I've bought the 3/4" thick mats.

tortoisenana · Sep 17, 2019

Yvonne G said:
The local feed store sells thick rubber mats to be placed on the floor of horse stalls. They're about 4'x6' and come in three thicknesses. I've bought the 3/4" thick mats.

Your tortoise doesn't chew on the rubber?

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