Not like Buffalo, but more snow up high. There is something really nice about watching a snowstorm while on your back deck in a t-shirt, because it’s 50 degrees out…. For about 2 minutes in the evening, there’s a wonderful view, when the sunlight is hitting the red rocks just before it sets, and the …
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Day 5
Concrete! Note the difference in how the garage wall is done: forms both sides (since you can see both sides, and dimensions matter) and the house walls (insulated, form on one side only). I didn’t measure but that’s about 2 foot deep. Since the ground never freezes there’s no need to go any deeper.
Day 4
Counting calendar days, not work days (although they work virtually every day, so no real difference). Finishing up concrete forms and rebar: The pink is (thick!) foam insulation. It serves as the outside form when pouring the concrete; then it stays there forever, insulating the home (where wood forms would need to be removed or …
Day 2
Foundation fully dug, forms and rebar going in. And yes, it’s Saturday, workers still hard at work.
Ground breaking
Day 1 of N – starting digging of foundation: I like the combination of low-tech (guy with a shovel) and high tech (laser level).