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Zippylip
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I was on a roll with the hut & the new coffee table, so I figured I’d round out the project sooner rather than later with a cooking helm befitting the area. I’ve always liked the open design of Jay’s & Always Golf’s setups, & basically used those pictures to design this with my mason.
There was also the situation with the old, nasty, rotten wooden window that has always been the backdrop of the large. Quite an eyesore, it had to go. Rather than replacing it with a new, nasty, vinyl window that would still serve no purpose (it is a garage after all), or covering it up & trying to match the stucco, I thought since the egg would still sit directly in front of it in the new table, why not incorporate the window into the table with an artistic & useful design.
That’s the history, here are the pictures:
The old setup:
The nasty window:
Just a little rot:
5 minutes with the proper tool:
All gone:
You know what happens next:
Re-building begins, action shot of fine Irish craftsman, Michael McCullough, slappin the mud:
Here is the footprint:
Remember the old wall I knocked down to make way for the hut, it makes a re-cycled return appearance as ‘clean-fill’ support for the base of the new table:
The base is complete & the interior walls are up:
All done:
The new mini home when not in use, it’s nice to have the entire work surface to prep food when cooking on the large, mini pops out only when needed
Zippy the pig in his throne:
Finally, a shot for posterity sake:
There was also the situation with the old, nasty, rotten wooden window that has always been the backdrop of the large. Quite an eyesore, it had to go. Rather than replacing it with a new, nasty, vinyl window that would still serve no purpose (it is a garage after all), or covering it up & trying to match the stucco, I thought since the egg would still sit directly in front of it in the new table, why not incorporate the window into the table with an artistic & useful design.
That’s the history, here are the pictures:
The old setup:
The nasty window:
Just a little rot:
5 minutes with the proper tool:
All gone:
You know what happens next:
Re-building begins, action shot of fine Irish craftsman, Michael McCullough, slappin the mud:
Here is the footprint:
Remember the old wall I knocked down to make way for the hut, it makes a re-cycled return appearance as ‘clean-fill’ support for the base of the new table:
The base is complete & the interior walls are up:
All done:
The new mini home when not in use, it’s nice to have the entire work surface to prep food when cooking on the large, mini pops out only when needed
Zippy the pig in his throne:
Finally, a shot for posterity sake:
happy in the hut
West Chester Pennsylvania
West Chester Pennsylvania
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AWESOME pictures and that is a heck of a setup you got going.
Happy cook'n in the new area. -
Oh HELL yes.That was brilliant!!!
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AWESOME pictures and that is a heck of a setup you got going.
Happy cook'n in the new area. -
Very nice Zippy, I like what you did with the window
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Turned out great!
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Your HIRED !!!!!
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Wow that came out great! I'm a little envious now. :P
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Great job, I like all of the indestructable work surface. Will you coat it or stain it to keep the grease from soaking in.LBGE Katy (Houston) TX
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Looking good Marc! I expect to see some more wild food creations soon!
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WOW!! you have come a long way baby!! what a great spot!!! I bet you can not wait to kick back and have a cold one and sniff the pizzas puffing away very cool Marc!
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Looking good Marc! -RP
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Suweeeet.
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Very cool indeed Marc. I'm envious.
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that is great ,, i'm jealous.. happy eggin in the hut... WHEN i win the lottery that will be my first stop. i am planning a tour [when i win] of shacks huts and the like .. since it is where eggs are kept i am calling it the "ovum tour".. the hut first , then sparky's, on to jl's, then the chicken ranch and end up in beli's pool.
viverla in buona salute, il mio amico
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The Lord Zippy-pig looking over his kingdom!hahahaha
Love the look of your new work area-have fun.
GOOD EATS AND GOOD FRIENDS
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Daaaang man! Thats quite the transformation. Looks great. It added to the looks of the entire hut. Just in time to enjoy it for the weekend. :laugh:
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Looks like Zippy has a nice new home.
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Great slide show! Looks terrific
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What an improvement. Not only are you an cook with a vivid imagination you are also an accomplished designer. Nice job.Larry
Aiken, SC. and
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well thank you Mr. Tinohappy in the hut
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Cpt'n, thanks, that's my favorite parthappy in the hut
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see you tomorrow manghappy in the hut
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Barry, yea, I cooked on it tonight & had cardboard on it, have to cover it till I seal it, I hope to pick up the stuff this weekend, but you know what, I have a bar inside made out of the identical materials & it'll stain even after sealed, just gonna look at it as part of the charm :laugh:happy in the hut
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thanks Todd, & you will buddyhappy in the hut
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thanks Julie, & you know me well, already have the beers flowin, & tomorrow we will be throwing a few pies on for the mom-in-law...happy in the hut
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Adam, thanks, by the way, how is the weather up there these days, been a particularly not tooo hot summer here in SE PAhappy in the hut
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funny you should say that, I actually laid one 'course' of bricks in this monster; I made the mistake of calling it a 'row', & the master mason was quick to point out my error :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:happy in the hut
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That looks great Marc. So I guess your gonna scrap the emergency mobile keg evacuater (forget the name)? :P
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