Tag: foundation
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Hanging the Joists
Hey everyone! Got another rainy day to fill you in on what’s going. Saturday we had a bunch of friends and family help us out with our deck. We built the rest of the beams and hung the middle joists. Pete took care of cutting the wood to length while the rest of us hung…
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Deck Posts
Hey folks! It’s about time I share an update on how the build is going. Monday, Pete cleaned up the build site as best as he could before the rental company came to pick up the excavator. Then we went into town to shop for brackets and nails for the deck. Sadly, the stores didn’t…
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Finishing the Foundation
Another busy day! Friends of ours stopped in to help today. Super greatful! Having more people on site not only helps workwise but also boost moral. Nothing like good jokes to keep spirits up. 😁
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Foundation Posts
It’s been a busy week! With not much of a break. Thursday Peter and I spent the morning staking out the foundation. Then in the afternoon, we put in 4 posts. These prefab sona tubes are really tricky. You have to fiddle with it so much to get it spot on. It might take us…
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Digging out roots.
Roots… Trees need them grow nice and tall. They feed the tree, keep the tree standing in blustery winds, and help keep soil in place so that other vegetation can benefit. However, roots are no fun when you are trying to put in a foundation. We as humans have learned (the hard way) that our…
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