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Project 13a: Preparing the
New Building....
Project 13b: The New Building-The
Farmhouse....
Project 13c: The New
Building-The Barn |
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Project 13: Preparing for The New
Buildings |
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First of all, the new building
site needed a new septic system. So there was no rest for the weary.
The next good-weather day, Casey was back on the job, this time to
remove and replace a twenty-year-old septic system that was past its
prime and which wasn't the right size for the new building. |
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As usual,
Casey did a superb job! |
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Here's the
view up to the lawn above...and then to the barn. |
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After three + years, and
much legal hassling, the site crew arrived to expand the septic system
to 8 bedrooms, as originally planned. |
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First, they placed a
roadway of rocks, so that the big machines didn't sink in the lawns. |
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Then they turned the soil
over to prepare for the expansion. |
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New Foundation
Blasting--Although I swore I'd never blast the site, it finally became
clear to me that I couldn't place buildings on the ledge where they
could look out at the pond and the river unless I did. And, with some
research, I found that the blasting I had witnessed back in the 80s was
much different from the very localized blasting that's done currently.
So, getting agreement from the contractor that I would be on site to
watch--to be sure the blasting didn't get too near tree roots, etc., I
agreed. And finally, we all synchronized our schedules and the blasting
began. |
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It's truly amazing how precise they can be and all trees are still
happily standing! |
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New Foundation
Then it was time for the third new foundation on the site. And this one
is a whopper! The foundation under the new garage is just a four foot
frost wall, but the new farmhouse and new barn both got full, livable,
basements. |
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Radiant piping was installed in the foundation. |
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