The Oppo Garage and future 505 homestead

"505Turbeaux" (505turbeaux) 06/29/2015 at 10:40 • Filed to: oppo garage

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Well, the happier part of the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! was getting some things figured out for the big move up the coast. I went and checked out the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and started getting some ideas together and budgets. Pretty much we need to set a deadline for my lady’s father to figure out what junk he wants to keep, and what I am going to toss in a big dumpster to get this lot cleaned up. I do have a grand plan to make this place accessible to any Opponaut who wants to take a vacation in one of the most spectacular places in the world. Hell, I will even put a sign out there and there is a one bedroom guest spot attached that will be finished out.

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from the end of the driveway - it will be circular once more!

There is a 2 post lift sitting under a tarp outside and the main garage can house 6 cars at least indoors, so this could be a hell of a destination, and for a place for Oppo to call it’s real life home. I have had nothing but fantastic experiences with all of you I have met in real life, and online, so this is where this idea comes from. It is going to be a few years worth of work to get it to a spot where I can open the doors, but it is a solid plan.

a new addition

So a little about the place we are converting to the main house. This was the original garage on the property. Actually really solid bones, just full of junk. 1st floor I will be leaving the garage door on it so I can pull something in there where I am going to put the living room. Will make loading in materials easy enough.

second floor is semi finished already, which is where I will have 2 bedrooms. Need to dormer the roof on the left side for additional head height

junk

the back side, needs moar deck

more second floor shots. All open and ready for dormering and insulation on this side

this will be restored, I still have matching speakers around for it

The truck can stay in the front yard, piles of junk, not so much

I think my lady was slightly skeptical about getting the garage space cleaned out

those of you who grew up in the 80’s know what I am going to do with all those TV’s

so that is that part of it. I will keep you all up to date on how it is coming along. Hoping to break ground by August with a clean slate (July is clean up month). Once we get in, open invite to one and all. Oppo rules - dont be a dick

This is just another bonus to the location. Not only the main fish house is a short walk through Acadia National Park from our front door, but the “Little Fish House” is another 5 minutes away. I have been aware of this for some time, but was able to go spend a night there Saturday night. It was glorious, and also available for use.

Pretty much just always remember that you have a nice place to get away for nothing but transportation costs. Of course if anyone wants to help out on a weekend, feel free to pitch in, but I am not expecting it.

Now I have to get back to slaving away to make money to get this thing up and rolling.

jkm7680 > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 10:44

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Porn Plex!

jkm7680 > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 10:45

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Awesome place though! If I lived closer, I’d totally drop by and pitch in.

ly2v8-Brian > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 10:46

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That is some ridiculously awesome stuff.

CB > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 10:46

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Not junk. Clean that sucker up and sell it to a hipster or use it.

Also, looks super rad. For people coming to help, maybe get a wall or board for people to sign, then put it up in the main garage as a sign of thanks?

505Turbeaux > CB 06/29/2015 at 10:47

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oh that is all that is staying in there! Haha need to heat with wood up there

CB > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 10:47

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Groovy. Also, edited my post with another idea.

Jcarr > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 10:48

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That...looks like a lot of work.

Better get more beer.

505Turbeaux > CB 06/29/2015 at 10:48

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perfect. Like I said though, I dont expect alot of help, but anyone who wants to will certainly be recognized!

505Turbeaux > Jcarr 06/29/2015 at 10:49

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kegs and kegs of it.

But yeah, hence the couple year timeline. I have alot of resources up there to lean on for materials and help building luckily!

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 10:52

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Oh HELL yes. Mind giving me an aproximate address so I can research travel times and routes? Dunno if you need them, but I also have a bunch of ~100 year-old windows you can have. they’re in white frames with good glass.

Rainbow > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 10:52

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Damn, awesome! Definitely don’t throw anything out without at least attempting to research its value. A lot of that stuff looks really, really, really cool.

Hell, if you were closer I’d drive out there just to haul some of it away for you.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 10:53

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Awesome pics as always. I'd offer to help you with some manual gruntwork, but it'd be a hell of a commute from Jersey.

505Turbeaux > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/29/2015 at 10:54

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For serious? and for sure! You might be one of the closer people to up there!

Mount Desert Island is the town

505Turbeaux > Rainbow 06/29/2015 at 10:55

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Oh yeah I have a good eye for decent junk, but there are just alot of boxes of garbage to get gone mixed in!

OPPOsaurus WRX > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 10:55

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Looks awesome. If you need any architectural advice let me know. And yea, definitely needs more deck.

also i googled worlds largest dumpster truck and this image comes up:

i’m like WTF is that so I go open page and it brings me here:

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/worlds-largest…

amazing

505Turbeaux > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 06/29/2015 at 10:56

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oh yeah it would be, but once it is done it will be well worth that drive to come visit!

Pics are okay, lots of just running around snapping stuff so alot of overexposure and shake, but thanks!

505Turbeaux > OPPOsaurus WRX 06/29/2015 at 10:58

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I might lean on you for some specs at some point. I have a property map and floor plan to start tearing into later on in the day. I need to climb up on the roof and see if the reported water view is there, if that is the case I will need to plan for a roof deck which will have to need structural reinforcements spec’ed out

CalzoneGolem > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 10:58

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Good lord you do drink some horrible alcohol.

505Turbeaux > CalzoneGolem 06/29/2015 at 10:59

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I keep it real, real shitty

Coty > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 11:00

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I’ll be up when I figure out if this damn Saab needs a radiator if I’m just an idiot who keeps spilling coolant down there and getting freaked out when it comes out.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 11:00

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Thanks! I’ll take pics. I have three of them and they’re about 1.5’x3. I can bring them down if you want them. I’d also be more than happy to help out with the grunt work. Realistically, it’s a two-day drive for me (one if I push it) but I’ll see what I can do.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 11:01

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Franklin stoves are not junk, homes. They are not only really nice to have, but if you find yourself wanting to sell that one, I have an uncle in another country who has my dad buy them periodically and then sells them to his friends. With them being basically impossible to use in new construction in this country for a while, they’re sometimes hard to find.

Still trying to plan on cracking loose from here soon for a Grande Road Trip. What was funny was Tohru offering me beer to bring him a spot welder to stick together Dogapult’s Celica. WI is a bit further out of the way than I’d planned, but what the hell... maybe?

CalzoneGolem > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 11:01

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My dad used to drink Black Velvet. It’s not bad if you mix it with something so that you can’t taste it.

505Turbeaux > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/29/2015 at 11:02

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technically a one day if you ran 24 hours. Once I get into it I will let you know for sure, but those windows might be perfect to keep the look of the place correct

505Turbeaux > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/29/2015 at 11:04

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oh yeah, that is staying for sure, I was talking more about the detritius around it!

WI is hugely out of the way, but hell it is your vacation!

505Turbeaux > CalzoneGolem 06/29/2015 at 11:04

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straight up and warm was how it went down on sat night! mmmmm

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 11:09

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Sounds good, I’ll hide them from the junk man until then. Came from the kitchen in my 1886 home.

OPPOsaurus WRX > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 11:10

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i just finished up plans for a house with a roof deck.

505Turbeaux > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/29/2015 at 11:10

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awesome, are they all the same size? I REALLY need to get stock of what is there, there is a huge pile of windows out back as well. I also need everything gone before I stock new acquisitions in there. Give me 2 weeks and I will know if I need them!

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 11:11

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Pretty sure they are but I’ll FB you pics and measurements when I get home today

CalzoneGolem > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 11:11

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This makes me want to puke.

505Turbeaux > OPPOsaurus WRX 06/29/2015 at 11:11

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fantastic! A tad bit grander than what I have going on, but that is the idea!

505Turbeaux > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 06/29/2015 at 11:13

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great, I am headed up Thursday again with a tape measure too so I can peg if they will work

OPPOsaurus WRX > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 11:17

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yea i think I could afford about 1/10th of that. nice ocean view from the top which is about 30’ above ground.

duurtlang > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 11:18

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That’s a place with seemingly lots of potential! If I’m ever around your part of the woods I’ll make sure to hop by.

505Turbeaux > OPPOsaurus WRX 06/29/2015 at 11:20

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yeah, probably on a 6 million dollar piece of land if it is down near you!

HammerheadFistpunch > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 11:21

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Looking forward to making our way out there some day. For reals.

505Turbeaux > HammerheadFistpunch 06/29/2015 at 11:21

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Looking forward to it!

Pixel > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 11:37

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That place is amazing, I am deeply jealous. Looks like I am 5-6 hours away, so I’ll have to make a trip up there sometime.

Brickman > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 11:37

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Nice! Hard to find without the stone cracked.

505Turbeaux > Brickman 06/29/2015 at 11:38

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still spun real nice too!

505Turbeaux > Pixel 06/29/2015 at 11:39

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yeah it isnt too far. Be a good getaway for you - and once the lift is in a place to get some work done while you are here

GhostZ > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 11:40

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Are you sure this isn’t the set of an 80s horror movie?

I’ve been up through maine (Fryeburg) and that area is fucking gorgeous.

505Turbeaux > GhostZ 06/29/2015 at 11:43

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oh Fryeburg is glorious, I have some friends out that way with a B+B. I think either out there, or out here on the ocean are some of the nicest places in the country

Pixel > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 11:50

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That’s my kind of vacation. Drive somewhere beautiful, spend your time there working on the same vehicle you could have just worked on in your own driveway. :)

thebigbossyboss > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 11:52

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Awesome. You are literally the coolest, I wish I could have come down this spring. I’d be happy to pitch in, I am able to do consturction like things.

505Turbeaux > Pixel 06/29/2015 at 11:52

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sounds about perfect to me. 80 gallon compressor is already in place too, as is the beer fridge!

505Turbeaux > thebigbossyboss 06/29/2015 at 11:54

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thanks man! Once I get it all cleaned out it will be much easier to figure out what needs to be done on building, but it shouldn’t be too in depth!

We’ll see you eventually! Hell, there is someone coming down from your neck of the woods sooner than later anyhow

Pixel > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 11:57

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I can just picture the AirBnB listing now. “ Isolated 1-bedroom on an island on the Maine coast. A few minutes walk to beautiful state park and shoreline, and even shorter walk to attached garage with lift & compressor. Tool deposit extra.”

505Turbeaux > Pixel 06/29/2015 at 12:03

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haha hey maybe it could work for me! Beer deposit too

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 12:36

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Wished I lived closer so I could come pitch in. Truly awesome of you to offer this up.

Meatcoma > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 13:50

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Now that’s on the water. Keep treating it as fun, don’t let it become work!

505Turbeaux > Meatcoma 06/29/2015 at 13:52

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as long as I can, I will be using this advice!

Jonee > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 15:19

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Is there anything more Maine than a “little fish house?” Looks lovely there. Acadia is truly one of America’s geographic treasures.

Agrajag > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 15:20

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That place is incredible. My idea of a perfect property. Too bad you’re not closer, I’d help out otherwise.

505Turbeaux > Agrajag 06/29/2015 at 15:23

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haha it will be here for whenever you decide you want to see Maine.

Also your PS is fantastic haha

505Turbeaux > Jonee 06/29/2015 at 15:24

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Thanks man! It nees alot of work but I am ready for it

Also I ate the crabs due to lack of finding sufficient cooling materials. I will not have forgotten and hopefully have the proper equipment in place to run you some next year!

Jonee > 505Turbeaux 06/29/2015 at 15:31

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I think the work will be worth it.

I will have my crab appetite (crabpetite?) ready for next year. I’m also thinking about if I time to make it to Maine on my next New England trip... That place looks too inviting.

pip bip - choose Corrour > 505Turbeaux 06/30/2015 at 05:37

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fish tanks?

bob and john > 505Turbeaux 06/30/2015 at 09:07

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dam man, why do you have to be so far?!?!

505Turbeaux > bob and john 06/30/2015 at 09:08

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geography problems

DrJohannVegas > 505Turbeaux 06/30/2015 at 10:21

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Jealous. As. Fuck. Good luck with the resto, dude.

505Turbeaux > DrJohannVegas 06/30/2015 at 10:22

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thanks again for the beer and coming out to see me for a bit! welcome any time

And all 3 beers are solid. Really like the Bell’s!

DrJohannVegas > 505Turbeaux 06/30/2015 at 10:22

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The pleasure was all mine. See you again soon, hopefully!

DrJohannVegas > 505Turbeaux 06/30/2015 at 14:30

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Good to hear the Bell’s is agreeable. If you’re ever in town, I’ll drag you around to a few more places to try their wares. Also, I’ve been asked to remind you that the #oppocah IRC channel is out there, and would welcome you with open arms.

505Turbeaux > DrJohannVegas 06/30/2015 at 15:04

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IRC channel? Love to know more about that, like what it is

Edit ah shit okay I know, I will jump in there later on