The thorn - some more dirt has fallen in. No damage but it has started to [really] rain again and we are on tenderhooks hoping to get no more falling dirt before we get the walls "set in concrete" [pun intended].jpg)
Sunday, March 15, 2009
the thorn in the flower
Getting closer to a big milestone - still a lot of fiddly bits to get done before it is ready to pour
The thorn - some more dirt has fallen in. No damage but it has started to [really] rain again and we are on tenderhooks hoping to get no more falling dirt before we get the walls "set in concrete" [pun intended]
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The thorn - some more dirt has fallen in. No damage but it has started to [really] rain again and we are on tenderhooks hoping to get no more falling dirt before we get the walls "set in concrete" [pun intended]
Sunday, March 8, 2009
What would you do if I sang out of tune ?
We get by with a little help from our friends...
The old and the "new" - our "new" 1999 F-150 pickup to replace the 1986 F-250 that, despite a sound motor and drive train and tow hitch etc, has enough problems with the carburetor and the pollution gear leaking and the subsequent explosive backfiring from the internal fuel leaks in the carbie, that it's not worth fixing it... It's been a stalwart beast.
More hidden progress, our friend John helped E get all that new vertical rebar in place the day before this. It's what ties the basement walls to the walls and floors above them. E is directing our friend Ben (of the Norwegian surf trip) where to put that piece of styrofoam block.
John at my 50th party in '07; Newport OR
The '99 was put to work within a couple of hours of buying it.
Happy smiling faces...
The back wall where E is is up to the level where the basement ceiling/main floor will be installed
A little different?
Ben and E with the perpetual "doing something with rebar"...
The old and the "new" - our "new" 1999 F-150 pickup to replace the 1986 F-250 that, despite a sound motor and drive train and tow hitch etc, has enough problems with the carburetor and the pollution gear leaking and the subsequent explosive backfiring from the internal fuel leaks in the carbie, that it's not worth fixing it... It's been a stalwart beast.
More hidden progress, our friend John helped E get all that new vertical rebar in place the day before this. It's what ties the basement walls to the walls and floors above them. E is directing our friend Ben (of the Norwegian surf trip) where to put that piece of styrofoam block.
John at my 50th party in '07; Newport OR
The '99 was put to work within a couple of hours of buying it.
Happy smiling faces...
The back wall where E is is up to the level where the basement ceiling/main floor will be installed
A little different?
Ben and E with the perpetual "doing something with rebar"...
Monday, March 2, 2009
Interior walls
Progress in increments and not without its challenges for Elizabeth
The biggie this week was the interior basement walls
Wine fermentation room / root cellar in th back of the main basement against the earthen cut.
The decider... deciding
The biggie this week was the interior basement walls
Wine fermentation room / root cellar in th back of the main basement against the earthen cut.
The decider... deciding
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