Originally posted on 2020-11-22 Today we started the demolition of the house. We finally started the demolition of the house, tearing it down using the tractor. Since we are using the tractor is pretty much a one-person job. The biggest downside to starting this today is that it’s supposed to rain tonight and we can’tContinue reading “It’s Demolition Time!!”
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The Blog Time Forgot
Originally posted on 2020-11-15 Okay, I’m the one that forgot it, but there’s no need to be picky! So before we could put in the foundation I talked about last week, we had to get concrete in for the footings. Due to us being sick there was a long time between building the frame forContinue reading “The Blog Time Forgot”
Building a Solid Foundation
Originally posted on 2020-11-08 Hey everyone! Really sorry I missed doing a post last week. It slipped my mind, but I will go back and write about getting the concrete truck in and getting the concrete poured. For now though I want to talk about all we had going on this week, or at leastContinue reading “Building a Solid Foundation”
A Place For Our Stuff
Originally posted on 2020-10-25 Trying to figure out exactly where to put everything has been a challenge, but we’ve also found some things we were wondering where it had gotten to. As we continue to prepare to demolish the eastern part of our house we’ve had the fun task of going through all our possessionsContinue reading “A Place For Our Stuff”
Being Sick During a Pandemic
Originally posted on 2020-10-18 Not a lot got done this week as the weather hasn’t been nice and we’ve been feeling under the weather for about a month and a half and still managed to get done everything else you’ve been reading about. This week, our bodies protested and we had to give them someContinue reading “Being Sick During a Pandemic”
Preparing to Demolish – Part Two
Originally posted on 2020-10-11 “What are you preparing?! You’re always preparing! Just go!” Dark Helmet from Spaceballs, 1987. This week saw us continuing to prepare to demolish the house, but we still have a lot to do before we get there. Tearing down a house isn’t as straight forward as one might think, especially ifContinue reading “Preparing to Demolish – Part Two”
Preparing to Demolish – Part One
Originally posted on 2020-10-04 This week we started to move things around in preparation to tear down the first part of the house. This week we had the hydro moved and we moved our washer and dryer. The major thing that gone done this week happened on Wednesday. We had contractors come in and moveContinue reading “Preparing to Demolish – Part One”
Preparing For Concrete
Originally posted on 2020-09-27 This week consisted of working more on the footings for moving the garage and testing some of our assumptions regarding the cost of concrete. This week consisted of making it so the fittings are level. Apparently, when I wrote last week they weren’t. We’ve also made it more sturdy and clearedContinue reading “Preparing For Concrete”
More Foundation Work
Originally posted on 2020-09-20 We continued working on the new foundation for the one-car garage we’re planning on moving. This week we’ve managed to finish digging the hole for the new foundation. Using the tractor (of course) every evening after work until dinner time we dug approximately 2.5 to 3 feet down to hit bedrock.Continue reading “More Foundation Work”
Digging a Foundation
Originally posted on 2020-09-13 Getting ready to move the single car garage and combine it with the workshop garage to expand the size of the workshop. Yes, that is the next part of our plan. The reason we had to move the driveway is because we want to build part of the house where theContinue reading “Digging a Foundation”
Huron The Lake 