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11 comments:
Aren't ya glad y'all had the mixer instead of a hoe & wheelbarrow... whew! Lots of back breaking labor saved there!
But... why so much for the porch posts? Is this something of a 'lessons learned' kinda deal with your original shelter build? All I can think of is that the winds kick up from time to time and y'all wanna ensure that the porch roofs won't lift. Or is there a different reason?
When I go to all the trouble to pour concrete...I don't skimp. There is ever rebar through the posts now embedded in all that concrete to assure they wont move. I used a lot of concrete on my little hut and it has never moved either.
John is 100 percent correct in building it so it "won't move"! From my Hunt Camp in the Cedar Springs Range of Terlingua Ranch - there are 3 nearby houses that have been completely wrecked - by high winds - because they were not built so they "won't move". And the fact that this house is being built in a rather hazardous location - on top of a hill (with a magnificent view). makes building it so it "won't move" - a good decision. I have seen two cabins blown completely off - their hill or cliff top locations - which is why I say that is a hazardous location to build. Here's hoping this cabin lasts fora couple hundred years!
Good job! Though it looks like it was a backbreaker. Hope you are able to rest up this weekend.
Why the quarters? To test or luck or decoration or to drive people mad because they cannot remove them?
Appropriate "signature".
Good to hear about the rebar anchors through the posts; consistent with the large volume of concrete.
Demonstrating yet again that Mr. Wells knows what he is doing.
I assume placing the coins in the concrete is akin to "stepping a mast" on a sailboat, which is thought to bring good luck.
next time check out product "fast 2x" better than cement and no water needed. sure safe time and back.
don
Fast 2X is not appropriate for this application.
A LOT of hard work - this is one quality structure! If I did not know better, I'd think John is auditioning for more work!
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