On Sunday we raised the rest of the front wall, and as you can see from the previous photo of the corner, this section was twice as long. I didn't think the three of us would be able to lift it, but we were miraculously strong all of a sudden, and up it went. Holy moly, it was hard though.
And then we got super motivated and built the first section of the side wall and raised it. It was a great day for busting our butts. We forgot the camera, so pictures will be forthcoming with this week's additional work, which may be be in a couple of days because the weather turned cold, really cold with the potential for inches of snow. So far, we've had report of maybe three inches there. I hope the Montmorency cherry trees I planted on Friday make it through with their leaves intact.
I guess no matter how old you are or how many changes you've gone through in life, there is always the possibility of something new. This Highlands Homesteaders blog will describe as best I can the where, what, and how things are going as we build a house with our friend Charlie McCutcheon in the Laurel Highlands outside of Confluence, Pennsylvania.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Building walls
Monday, April 9, 2012
What's for dinner?
We are slowly getting some work done. The foundation contractor sent a guy to grade the yard around the house and spread topsoil. It looks a lot better. This shot is at the beginning when the back is being sloped toward the drainage swale on the left.
Tim creating the swale to drain the spring water coming out of the hill to the pond beyond the house. |
These catfish are huge. But, they're our pets: Spot, Scarface, Bushy, and Barry |
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