Bamasotan

Early the next morning they began stripping the forms and hauling them out. Even though it got down to the upper 30’s overnight the concrete was still quite warm to

They poured the walls on Monday, 165 yards worth, stripped off the forms on Tue and Wed, and did waterproofing and drain tile on Wed, Thu and Fri. Early Morning

Snow is finally melting. Looking east from over our former cabin and future home on 27 April. Yes, Minnesota is rather flat. Our pile may be the highest point in

For those who really like looking at construction photos… Starting with frost footings for the three columns on the garage overhand. Notes are a good idea!

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.  

Pumping 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

With excavation complete it’s time to form the footings. This included lots and lots of rebar.

We 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

My 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

We 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