Since the last post much has been accomplished. The last pour of concrete in the walls was done last Friday. Over the week, and electrical contractor came out and dug out for service to the shop. That became more complicated than anticipated. String a line back there...right? We wish. More like...move the existing meter to a new meter base, move existing overhead service to the house underground while feeding the new shop underground also. Ugh. But the contractor's great! The new system will be much better in the long run...just more costly than anticipated....like that's been anything new!
The Final Block Fill
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| Gratuitous picture of concrete truck and line pump. |
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| Fred and pump operator |
The only snag was one block 'blew out'...the entire face came off, pouring concrete out. Apparently one corner was cracked and with the weight of the concrete the structural integrity of the block gave way. Gene scrambled to find a piece of plywood for a patch. With screw gun, screws and the patch, the guys were quickly on their way again.
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| Inside shot. |
Demo
With the concrete out of the way, the next step in our project is demo'ing 2/3 of the roof structure over the existing garage. No small feat! This is to allow a taller garage door so we can actually get Gene's rig in. New trusses will be installed and the entire garage will get a new roof. Timing is everything here...we're trying to beat the rains. We're hoping to at least have paper on the roof shop in less than 10 days. Trusses are due the first of next week.
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| Tornado! |
Our friend Mike came over and helped with the sledge hammer and Sawsall. This is what happens when 2 grown men get together with a license to demo.
Backfill
Then came the preparation for the backfill. We had CAD, Conveyored Aggregate Delivery, come out to place the round rock for drainage. They shoot it out with a high speed conveyor. Beats wheeling it!
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| Gene and conveyor. The whole thing is remote controlled. He even backed up the truck with the remote. Cool. |
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| Don't stand in the line of fire. It could do some damage! |
Then there was Wes's backfill system. He brought out the heavy equipment.
Ok, that's all for now. Friday Fred will pour the slab connecting the back of the garage to the new shop. Then over the weekend Gene and crew will do framing. He and Mike installed the top plate on the top of the shop walls yesterday. So, that's ready to accept trusses. The new framing will be the new little stub walls to raise the roof of the garage and 2 small walls between the garage and shop.
Next week - trusses. Stay tuned!
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