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| Breaking up the patio |
Site preparation began on Thursday, March 6. One of the first things to do was to demolish
the concrete patio.
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| Pouring the footers |
After digging, the footers were poured with the use of a loader, since the concrete truck couldn't
navigate to the rear of the house.
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| Only one row to go |
Laying of concrete blocks was completed on Tuesday.
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| gravel was brought by loader |
Since trucks could not navigate to the rear of the house, gravel and supplies were brought by loader.
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| Removing bricks |
On Thursday, bricks were removed where the wall will come out to open into the new room.
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| Smoothing the concrete |
After the concrete was poured, it was leveled and let to set for a while. Then when it
harded, it was smoothed by machine... with the patio given a broom finish.
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| Nothing left but snow and mud |
By Friday morning, there was nothing left except snow and mud.
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| Concrete blocks arrive |
The concrete blocks for the foundation arrived Monday morning.
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| Heating pipes were installed |
With the foundation in, the area was ready for heat pipes.
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| Last load of gravel |
The gravel was nearly leveled before the final load was dumped.
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| From concrete truck to loader |
Friday (March 14) was pour concrete day. Concrete was brought to the site by loader.
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| Repairing ruts in the lawn |
The only access to the rear of the property was to the right of the house. After materials
were hauled in and debris removed, crews repaired damage to the lawn.
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| Digging for footers |
Digging for footers began Friday morning.
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| Doing some precise measuring |
Some measuring was done to locate where windows and doors would go.
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| The area is ready for gravel |
After installing the heating pipes, the area was leveled for gravel.
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| Trenching for utilities |
After digging a trench for drainage, a trench was dug to place cable TV and telephone lines.
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| Concrete is dumped into wheelbarrows |
The concrete was then dumped into wheelbarrows and then spread over the area.
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| "Doing what we do best" |
Donnie McCurdy joins other members of his crew for lunch. They usually were found sitting next
to the garage doing, "What we do best."
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