re: building a shower/tub deck and an outdoor kitchen (pix)

Nice self-help work!!! Love the thought you put into it.

lights, camera, action

dude we’ve been out here all night. Beautiful weather for it too.

we’re going to trick this thing out. It’s awesome

Last year I thought I might want an outdoor shower but wasn't sure. Just to get and idea if it was a dumb hippy thing I threw down a pallet in the backyard and pexed some hot water outside. I like it so much I used it all last summer and all this summer. Problem is it works so making an official outdoor shower isn't a priority. Something about not caring about where water gets splashed and not putting extra humidity in the house makes it worth it. Also going back to a regular shower head isn't the same as hose-end sprayer pressure washing all the cracks and crevices.

I can imagine the bugs, mold, mildew, and other nastiness that setup would lend itself to here in south west Louisiana. Other than that cool concept and excellent work. I’m impressed.

going to do our best to keep dampness issues to a minimum. I’m going to caulk all the wall to floor joints and plumb the tub drains thru the deck boards. The shower is fine draining thru the deck boards but the tub drains flood the deck pretty bad

hopefully after this rain tonite it will dry out a bit and I can get the wood sealer applied by the end of next weekend

done for the most part
just running electrical now when i have time

we use it every damn day, game changer

still to come later are deck & wall seal & stain, furniture, fans, plants, sunshade, etc. as able. next up will be renovating the carport to a kitchen/hangout area

I look forward to the Google Earth footage of you in the tub.

kitchen is done

its a propane baby-Q, one of the many useful items that i'd forgotten i had in the rat nest that was that carport.the real game changer is the griddle, one of my guys got a new one and gave me his...pre-seasoned and ready to roll

we filled two dumpsters full of crap out of there, including removing the plywood attic that was above the ceiling joists. i re-wired the building with a new 60A feed from the house, added propane plumbing to a manifold for the appliances, and gave it a good cleaning

all thats left is some paint and a few more odds and ends. we spent this whole weekend out there