Patio Shot- Removing cars from shop
Patio Shot- After unloading the downstairs from Sarah's junk
Patio Shot- Just before grading starts to start construction
Patio Shot- Excavator is delivered
Excavator is delivered, Brian Hay is operator.
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Creating spot for cistern
Hundreds of feet of steel cable buried- discovery
Hundreds of feet of steel cable buried- discovery
Unwieldy stuff, steel cable!
Unwieldy stuff, steel cable!
Patio Shot- Starting West side excavating
Don't hurt the rose bush!
Where concrete will eventually go
Creating base for eventual earthen deck
Patio Shot- nighttime excavating- there will be MANY more of those...
Patio Shot- nighttime excavating- there will be MANY more of those...
We dug down, trying to find bottom of tree more than 10 feet- no luck. Will have to cut it
Patio Shot- digging out & cutting the tree- expensive!
A tree. Under 4 feet of coal, and still alive after 12 years
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Turning coal into useable ground
Turning coal into useable ground
Measuring the area for concrete forms to be placed
Measuring the area for concrete forms to be placed
Measuring the area for concrete forms to be placed
Oops, need to dig more to one side!
Bigfoot forms go underneath the posts to be filled with concrete later
Starting with the concrete forms
Laser levels ensure concrete forms are level
Where wall will be that leads to bathroom
Rebar reinforces concrete footers
Rebar reinforces concrete footers
Concrete truck is enormous as tall as the trees!
Putting in the concrete footers
East Footers closeup East Footers closeup
Extension bigfoots concreted
Leila's beautiful design idea for earthen floor, inspired by Ruth's earthen floor
Patio Shot- at the start of the second stage of concrete forms building
Patio Shot- at the start of the second stage of concrete forms building
The long road to concrete forms completion- east & norht walls near entrance
What will eventually be the front door
North outside footer to support 24' glass wall
North outside footer to support 24' glass wall
Rebar inside plus insulation at bottom of forms- South East wall near back
East wall concrete forms
Measuring forms is detailed work- East wall and entrance
Measuring forms is detailed work- North wall and entrance
Grading of driveway and parking lot begins
The Return of the Giant Concrete Truck
Removing the forms from the poured concrete after a couple of days rest
Removing the forms from the poured concrete after a couple of days rest- Stu looks for his hammer
South West wall Footer
Perimeter drain installed
Perimeter drain installed
Perimeter drain installed
Patio Shot- Grading inside of studio proper after concrete pours
Patio Shot- Grading inside of studio proper after concrete pours
Rainwater leaders installed
Rainwater leaders installed
The Saga of THE TRENCH begins
THE TRENCH- Granite is tough to dig through, even for an excavator
THE TRENCH- Granite is tough to dig through, a jackhammer is required
THE TRENCH- Having a rest after jackhammering
THE TRENCH- Having a rest after jackhammering
THE TRENCH- Jackhammering & scraping rock away
THE TRENCH- Jackhammering & scraping rock away
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Patio Shot- Framing walls laid out
Patio Walls laid out- Elwood watches
Patio Shot- Framing walls laid out
Patio Shot- Framing walls laid out- first wall up
Patio Shot- Framing walls laid out- first wall closeup
Patio Shot- Framing walls up on North side
Patio Shot- Framing walls up on North side
Patio Shot- Framing walls up on North side
Plumbing Closeup
Rodney the carpenter and his dog and Regis
Elwood is still small here, but growing every day
Septic hookup completed
Looking at north wall
Looking at east wall- will be my office
Looking out windows of West wall
West exit
Patio Shot- Inside roof supports going up
Patio Shot- Inside roof supports going up
Inside roof supports going up
Inside roof supports going up
Inside roof supports going up
Inside roof supports going up
Shrine almost done
First Rafter goes up!
Patio Shot- Rafters done halfway
Patio Shot- Rafters done halfway
Patio Shot- Rafters done halfway
Rafters done halfway
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EPDM Going On
EPDM Going On4
Unfinished Skylight
These will need to be filled in eventually
Completed framing in my office
Need to be filled in
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Sir Robert of the Clay Slip
Nevermind the Eric The Evil, he's a good guy underneath the face
We feed our workers WELL
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