Tracking 09-(23-25)-10

Replacing the tracking was on my fall to -do list.

Saddly I don't have any pic's. I was too focused on the project.

I had been planning this for a while.

so I got the supplies ahead of time. Saw I had 3 day in a row

with nothing planned. ( Fri.,Sat.,Sun.)And thought this would be a great time to get this done.

So Friday morning 6am,cup of tea in hand,walkman playing oldies,I put my plan into work.

Now the tracking I'm talking about is the wood on the ground

that holds the track for the skirting to the moible home.The orginal wood had rotted,so it let the skirting move and wash away. Which let the neighborhood cats under my home.(Which I didn't want)

I started on the back side. I thought it would be the easiest,with less stuff to move or work around.

So I start in a corner.This first side is 76 feet long.

I have wood that is 3inches by 12 feet long.

So what needs to been done is, the skirting has to come out. Then dig under the tracking to get the old rotten wood out,and the 10inch spikes the hold it to the ground.then dig down alittle so the new board would fit in. Then spike it to the ground. then put skirting back in.the trick to this is not to mix up the skirting pieces,they only fit in one spot.

Things go great and smooth.Now I need to take the back steps off. That went well. Then to the second corner, and side.Which is 14 feet long.

2 sides done, steps back on. And my list is getting longer as I see things that need attention.

Side 3, which is 76 feet long.Only got the first 12 foot board done. Had to stop for the first day was getting dark.

Then part 2 started....

Under the home I have alot of totes. I noticed that some things in the totes was starting to mold, and smell bad.

so part 2 is to fix the totes so they don't mold,or smell like dirt.

At night I brought in about 6 totes and went through them and washed everything.then put everything in pastic bags,with fabric sheets.

Sat. 6am, cup of tea in hand, walkman on,I start on side 3.
Everthing went smooth until I got to the deck....

I had to take the lattice work off the sides of the deck so I could get under it.I couldn't take the skirting off,because the deck was holding it .And I wasn't going to move the deck...

I had to crawl under the home for about 12 feet. But I needed to be on the out side to see what I was doing. So I called my brother. He came to help.

I'm so lucky.

so I crawled under the home,my brother was on the outside of the skirting but under the deck.It went very well.

Then the 4th side... the side with the oil tank,and gas tank.

Again had to crawl under the home.It was interesting but it went well.

With being under the home I had the fun pleasure of finding

3 snake skins,4 salamanders,tons of spiders, 4 dead mice.

Good times.I'm glad it's done.

Part 2 is all done too.

All the totes are cleaned or washed and organized..And back under the home.And listed in the* where is it book*...

2 big jobs done in one sweep... I love it.

Plus the back steps got fixed before it was put back on.( which was also on the to-do list)