Sept 13th - Garage Foundation Poured

I head for the convienence store this morning and buy 2 bottles of Clorox. Mixed with ½ water, I have sprayed the top of the floor with the bleach to make sure the mold is taken care of. It won’t take long to dry in the warm sun.

Greenbay and I are working on preparing the fireplace area for concrete. We wrap bithuthane against the exposed wood joist in the fireplace area. I have also had to drill holes for some 1” plastic conduit that will run up inside the masonry structure of the fireplace. I intend to install some antique glass bricks that will light up from the back. These will be used horizontally near the mantle of the fireplace. The conduit will be used to install the rope lights which will light the glass blocks.

Mike has cut steel for us and Greenbay ties it in. A huge load of chimney tile and concrete block arrives so Mike can begin tomorrow. The concrete truck has arrived again today and DD and Pat are now pouring the foundation wall for the garage. Once poured, the concrete truck moves around to the front and Pat pours the soni-tubes. As the concrete begins to set up, all of us pitch in to finish the top of the wall. Dylan has been helping us with the pour too. We have installed some large anchor bolts into the concrete as we will soon be ready to put up the next cabin, which will become the garage.

Dylan and I have finally gotten together to begin to assemble and weld the south cantilevered porch that will be installed over the south patio. It’s quite a monstrosity that weighs over 1,000 pounds; all made from scrap or recycled steel, including some cool old large heavy cast iron floor grates I have had in storage all these years... they will become the landing. Dylan is only 28 and is good at anything he tackles and his welding is no exception. He will put the new 220 outlet to use today with the Arc Welder. Much of the welding requires Dylan lying on the floor. By day's end the upper side of the big steel platform is nearing completion.

Greenbay, Pat and I have also completed the balance of the subfloor installation. Tommorrow we will be ready for the balance of the warmboard. Everything is covered with available tarps & plastic as it begins to rain at the end of the day. Well at least we had 2 days of sunshine.

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