HOME BUILDING
Posts about posts! And holes and studs and timbers and all of the various pieces that make a house a place to live as opposed to an ominous pile of materials a truck drops off beside a big hole.
nik At least one of the kids is always asking how they can help. Carson gets a workout here with the caulking gun.
nik Got some help from the Lemieux brothers today; crazy guys.
nik Dana managed to pull off what almost feels like a heist from the Future Shop/Best Buy changeover, saving better than 60% on a fridge, washer/dryer, and dishwasher package. Even the manager wasn’t too sure about why everything was coming up to such a low price, but we aren’t complaining. Now to store them somewhere…
nik There aren’t a lot of options when you’re trying to lift a 16 foot long, 10 foot high wall made of 2×8’s on 1 foot centers by yourself, but this option actually worked splendidly.
nik First load with the tractor, taking 11 bags of cement to the shed in the bucket. Already worth its weight in gold! (Or cement)
nik A relatively flat hole. Time to mark the step footing locations.
nik Beginning to lay out the footings. These will be complicated I feel.
nik Chip walking along the top of the ridge.
nik On a solid foundation
The forms are stripped from the footings as the sun sets on another long day.
nik Diggin’ a hole
Foundation hole is dug, including cut-outs for the front deck post footings.