Curved Steps

The second thing that I finished FINALLY was staining and varnishing the steps. The very top step had never been finished (remember I made the steps just one more step higher at the last minute). With that step finished all I needed to do was sand, stain and varnish. They look so nice. Makes me feel like they are now inviting you to look upstairs. Hmmmm... what do we have up there? That's for another post.

Concrete in the Bin

When the concrete truck guy pulled up, he looked at all of us (crazy people) and announced, "Gee, this looks like HGTV!"



Of course we all agreed!



Everyone calls this the boots or boobs picture. Yep that's me looking stupid!



My beautiful oldest daughter, all the way from Texas. She just found out that she was expecting her third baby this day. She ran the bull float. So of course we call her the "Bull Floater"



Tom, Ryan and I waiting for the first plop, plop.


The concrete came in from the west window.

Tom looking at the damage :-)



My sister Connie and I actually completed the finish work on the floor while the rest of them watched. It was very hard work for two women. But we did it! David, the son-in-law looking, my grandson, Tabatha, I, Duane squatting, Connie in the yellow standing in the back, Ryan and Tom. EVERYONE had a job, no matter the age!

I believe these are Duane's hands, doing the hard work of pulling the concrete.After... he was still smiling!

Bin set on foundation

First moments before landing!
Kicking it back into round.
Looking to see where it's going to be placed.
Finally on the ground.
I started painting.

Foundation pictures

See the tire? That is attached to a chain and then attached to the sky lift. The tire is all that is holding the bin in the air!
Block foundation, "sloshed" the holes full of concrete. Insulation on the outside.
Footings, still wet.
The north side of the foundation.

As you can see, the Sky Trak lifted the bin quite easy.
This is what the foundation looked like after we were finished with it.
Poured concrete with old fence posts as rebar.
Getting ready to lift.
The first moments after lift off!

Bin Foundation

Putting on the belt and motor that runs about 10 times faster than it should. When you put sand, rock, concrete and water in it.... and turn it on.... RUN!!!!!!
Cleaning the mixer is not his cup of tea.. can you tell?
The poor old house. Always in a state of disrepair.

Footings for the north wall and about half of the bin.
Set in place, paint started, front roof half done. We put that porch on also. We call it the "sun porch" Ha, ha.. it's on the north. Not much sun there !

When you are making concrete you need the ingredients. Sand, gravel and concrete.
Here's a wonderful view of the front of the worst forms on earth! Yes, we get the prize!
The area looks quite small with all that "stuff" inside, but it's 18 feet across. The gray stuff you see on the bottom right side is extra concrete from pouring that lovely wall :-)



Of course you must fix everything before you can actually do any work.



Really bad forms. Don't say a word ok?
See the concrete poured (where the bad forms were?) As long as the concrete stays in the forms, (as dad says) "it'll get hard and do the job."
Footings.
Another picture of the BAD forms!