Taking inspiration from Cousin Eddie, I'll "flush" the "polite-speak" for this post, and instead speak candidly of our toilet solution for the Mill office. We knew we needed an outhouse of some sort - there's no septic on site and no plans for year-round running water. We were debating whether to put in the time and expense of building a quaint outhouse, or whether to look for a port-a-let to cut the bottom out of for a quick fix. It was an ongoing debate - we even looked at kits/plans from Jamaica Cottage Shop (which is an awesome company, btw).
Meanwhile, my father in-law (affectionately aka "Papa Turbo") is well known for cruisin' the roads (at a whopping pace of 15 mph regardless of road condition/surface) checking for wildlife and, on occasion, running into some sweet road-finds. Well, in late August of 2011, Papa Turbo stumbled upon the mother load of road-finds: an old port-a-let, with the bottom already removed, fully vented, already cleaned out and spray painted a homemade camouflage to boot! And the best part - it was free for the taking on the side of the road! So Papa Turbo and I piled into his pickup to go pick up my new sh#tter!
Mark and Papa Turbo sizing up the project
Mark digging the hole
Placing the throne
It's all good
You can hardly tell it's there ;-)
Mark installed some beams under the edges in order to get it off the ground so it will be easier to open the door when there's snow on the ground
With this very important, if not so very glamorous, piece in place, we were finally ready to start tackling the shed renovations!
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