I had been in contact with the excavators about their schedule. Of course it’s weather dependent but I had been on their ‘schedule’ since late March. They assured me that they would give me plenty of notice when they were coming. I had the site clear of concrete and other materials, and the rough staking…
Best laid plans
No matter how hard you try, implementation of a plan is NOT linear. I no sooner got started on the project when things changed. I had all the steps of the project in my head or written down. Then as with many projects I had to change my focus. Getting this workshop built felt a…
Where to put the existing he-shed
When we bought the property, it included a nice 10×16′ shed. It’s insulated and wired with outlets and lights. The problem was what to do with it and where to put it. It was right in the way of where the new building was to be built. After much measuring and thought, it was decided…
Getting to the core of the problem
You can’t tell from these pictures but the cores do tell a story. Cores were taken a foot at a time and laid out on the tray. Using extensions, he took samples to 5′. Each foot he analyzed the soil composition. Finally at 4 1/2′, the core revealed original timber soil-exactly what we were looking…
The little dirt(y) secrets about the site
A few weeks after we closed, I met with the building rep to sign a contract. I wanted to get started on the garage before winter and he said there was time and a crew would be able to break ground before it got too cold. The next step was to meet with the excavators-the…
The New Workshop Construction is Underway
Finally! After six months of planning and scheduling, construction on the new workshop at the house has begun. There were stops and starts, all kinds of glitches (which I will document here), and some disappointments. But the project is now moving forward. I wanted to wait until the project was actually underway before I started…
Making the grade
Armed with the soil compositions and depths, I met with the excavators once again. This time they brought the transit and “shot” the grade. Based on a 24×40′ building, he came up with these numbers. Based on those measurements, we would cut into the hill 27″ at the SE corner, add 7″ on the SW…
So many issues to consider
One of the criteria for selecting our new house is that it had to either have an additional garage or an area where one could be built. We liked this house and it’s location so I met with the building rep to come up with a plan. We decided that a 24′ wide and 40′…