Another one of those not-so-perfect days. The cement truck arrived on schedule. The paperwork had the order right. We ended up getting shorted at least 1/2 of cement, though. Luckily, we had some bags of Quikrete here so we mixed them up and added it in–just enough to get the pad [...]
Archive for August, 2004
August 26, 2004
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August 25, 2004
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After soaking down the dirt build up for the shed and further compacting, we got ready to pour the pad. We built and placed the forms, made sure all was level, had to add a bit more dirt in some places and take a bit out in others, and add rock dust as the [...]
August 15, 2004
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We started on a shed today. It will be 15′ x 15′, metal frame and skin, on a concrete pad. Due to the slope of our property, we had to due quite a bit of buildup with excavated dirt from the house. It will be used to store various building supplies and [...]
August 10, 2004
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Happy Birthday to me! Guess what I got for a present? Cement! Woo hoo! Steve stayed up all last night finishing things up in preparation for the cement delivery today. He’s now snoring rather loudly. Things didn’t go perfectly today but, because we all pitched in and worked our [...]
August 9, 2004
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It finally stopped raining long enough for things to dry out. Perry was able to come out today and dig the trench for the footing. After he left, the whole family went to work with hoes, rakes, and shovels, cleaning out the trench and squaring things up. At bedtime, 9:00 p.m., I [...]
