Wall Forms (part II)
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!
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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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Cement Pump!
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
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Footings Forms
With excavation complete it’s time to form the footings. This included lots and lots of rebar.
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Snow and Final Excavation
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
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The Great April Blizzard of 2018
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
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The long coming very late Spring
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
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A Basement
Basement 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
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Excavation Begins !
Several 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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