Spring Weather and Forming Up Walls (part I)
On Sunday night the pallets of wall forms lay waiting for the crew on Monday morning Who soon had the garage done and were making headway on the breezeway.
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On Sunday night the pallets of wall forms lay waiting for the crew on Monday morning Who soon had the garage done and were making headway on the breezeway.
Continue readingPumping started early Friday morning. First they filled in the edges of the larger pads as otherwise the weight of that much concrete would push it all out from under
Continue readingWith excavation complete it’s time to form the footings. This included lots and lots of rebar.
Continue readingWe had a record breaking (for April) blizzard over the weekend. 21” of snow at our house and 17” at the site. Excavators were busy Monday clearing snow from other
Continue readingMy thought with this blog was to begin in April and write about Minnesota’s glorious Spring, Summer and Fall. This before delving in to winter which is actually quite enjoyable
Continue readingWe are experiencing the latest spring arrival since I moved from Alabama to Minnesota. Last year we put our dock in on 4 April. (Lakes freeze in Winter so docks get crushed
Continue readingBasement is mostly excavated. There’s a bit more to do in the L part where the mechanical room is and then the footings for the garage. The entry has gotten
Continue readingSeveral years of design, budget heartache, redesign, redesign… And 6 months of efforts to get a permit, we’ve finally broken ground. Today was clearing off the top layer of snow
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