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Thawing Neighborhood

Posted on May 1, 2018May 24, 2018 by Opa Fiets

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

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Wall Forms (part II)

Posted on May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 by Opa Fiets

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)

Posted on April 30, 2018May 1, 2018 by Opa Fiets

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!

Posted on April 21, 2018April 22, 2018 by Opa Fiets

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

Posted on April 19, 2018April 21, 2018 by Opa Fiets

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

Posted on April 17, 2018April 21, 2018 by Opa Fiets

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

Posted on April 15, 2018April 30, 2018 by Opa Fiets

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

Posted on April 14, 2018April 14, 2018 by Opa Fiets

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

Posted on April 12, 2018April 21, 2018 by Opa Fiets

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 !

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Opa Fiets

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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