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This is looking southwest into the valley. The drive way is at the west side of the property. |
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Looking west from where the cabin will be built. |
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Looking north into the valley. |
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We started breaking ground for the garage/shop building. |
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Chuck and I used his tractor to do the work. |
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We worked clearing the necessary trees. |
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Kodi and Kris started on the fire pit. The hole was four feet around and three feet deep. |
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A peace of four foot galvanized culvert was used for the fire ring. |
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The excavation work was completed. |
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The garage location was leveled for the foundation footing. |
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Bob Obermeyer dug the foundation footing with his backhoe. |
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Ray, Kodi's dad, found a cement mixer that, after major work, fit Chuck's tractor. |
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Ray and Kel, Kodi's brother, has to do some major welding work to make it fit the tractor. |
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The mixer was a 2/3 yards mixer and ran off the PTO. |
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Kodi, Kris, Chuck, and I shoveled the gravel mix to pore 8 years of concrete for the foundation. |
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It went well and we were able to finish the foundation in two weekends. |
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Cinder block was delivered and Kodi and I started laying the 580 blocks that would service as the bearing wall footings. |
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Kodi and I spent several weekends working on laying the cinder block. |
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We were using Allan's well until Wes Phillips drilled our well. |
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Chuck, Allan Harms, and I lowered the 1.5 horse pump. The well tested 17 gallons per minute with a static level at 30 feet. |
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In late September, we were able to finish the cinder block. |
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We filled the block opening with concert and finish the out side with waterproof sealant. The job Kodi hated. |
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We finished the back storage room foundation and laid the cinder block. |
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We used Chuck's tractor to pour the foundation. |
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The shop floor had a 4" ABS pipe vacuum system. Perry designed the vacuum system to be out of the way for the tools. |
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Finishing the building was left for the next summer. Winter was just around the corner. |
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