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1/14 thru 2/12/04
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EXCAVATION BEGINS |
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Old drive cut in half for new |
Trackhoe starting from
access road below |
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The old drive being cut in half for the
new |
Trackhoe working his
way up the hill |
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Trackhoe cutting
upper drive |
Trackhoe starting to
excavate for house site |
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Trackhoe digging out
rock for house foundation |
Backhoe hammering
out solid rock |
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The HAMMER chipping
away for the house foundation |
Backhoe & Trackhoe
in background below |
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Athena's Zuki trying
out the new graded drive |
The parking area
under the cabin |
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The "new" enterance |
Xavier finishing up
footer |
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Wire mesh and rebar
set for the parking area |
Footer for retaining wall |
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Conduit & water & septic from
under the driveway |
Forms are down with the wire mesh in place |
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This is under the cabin
window |
This is not a break, waiting
for the concrete to come out of the pipe ! |
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Really they know what they
are doing |
Sammy the "Boss" showing how it is done |
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Half way down and still going
(10 trucks, 80 cubic yards of concrete in all) |
Our Great Crew ! |
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We started the forming for the 90' |
retaining wall July |
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The Finished Driveway with
forms for wall |
The Back of Forms for Wall |
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The Forms with rebar in place |
The Formed Wall |
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Detail of Finished Forms |
Carport (roof to come) |
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Carport |
Carport & New Wall above |
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Back of Finished Retaining Wall |
Retaining Wall |
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Old Driveway Entrance (next
to the new one) |
Wastewater Treatment Plant
Location |
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Grey Water Plant Location (we
are capturing the rainwater running down the driveway) |
Athena's Bougainville along
the downhill side of the drive |
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Site for Cottage (top center) |
Finished Retaining Wall along
Driveway |
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Our Main Enterance |
Site for House |
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