Living Simply for a Better Life
We now have a 24’x26′ dance floor, and while I type, the girls are dancing on it by lantern light. First the supplies were purchased and delivered by a friend that is helping us with the rough framing. Then the pressure treated “green board” was bolted to the […]
When we started on the foundation we rented a trackhoe and decided to do all the damage we could with one rental, so we dug the trench for the sewer and supply lines. We also managed to excavate the current supply line for the third time […]
After resting on Sunday, we were behind our schedule, so we knew we were in for a long day Monday. We both got off work in the early afternoon, and mixed concrete endlessly for hours. Thankfully, friends let us borrow their concrete mixer. We honestly […]
On Saturday, we all got going just after sunrise so we could work while it was cool…but the fact that we kept working through the mid-day heat of 104 degrees defeated the purpose somewhat…and the fact that we kept working until after dark proved to […]
We have a friend that raises show pigeons. Sometimes he gets undesirable traits for showing, but they are perfectly healthy and normal. He asked if we would like the ones that won’t show well, and we decided to give it a try. We got 5 […]
The foundation wall and piers were finished today. Only a few more steps before the house itself gets started…we have to fill the holes in the blocks that contain the rebar (as seen in previous post) and digging out a few inches of the dirt […]
Before the concrete was hard on Monday, the guys put in rebar all the way around the footer. L.B. started laying the block yesterday and got the corners done and all the block stacked strategically for the walls of the foundation. He spent today laying […]
This morning we called the building inspector and he confirmed that he could come this morning. He approved our work and said we could pour the concrete, so we called the concrete company and they said they could come out this afternoon. The man helping […]