Trailer found and purchased

We ran across this a few weeks ago, but had to wait until we had a place to be able to move it to. With the concrete now poured and cured, I went down to Monticello to see this one. It looked as good in person as the pictures showed, so I bought it. Now on to the moving it here part. 

Concrete work is done

The concrete trucks showed up right on time this morning and we got started. Lisa came over and helped us with this concrete party. The estimates we made yesterday were off. There was supposed to be three trucks, but after the first truck dumped, it was clear that two trucks would be enough. 

We managed to cancel the third truck, as it had not loaded yet. We filled all the trenches and added some rebar to help with the strength. The drivers were very helpful and knew what they were doing.

We poured the barn slab first, screeding it off and leaving it. That will leave a rougher finish on the surface, which is what Heather wanted for inside the barn. We sunk a cattle panel in it for some reinforcement.

All the trenches were filled up to the top and rebar added and tamped down into the mix. 

The finished product should hold up just fine. It will be invisible when everything is done, though.

 With the concrete that was left after finishing everything else up, we dumped out onto the driveway and raked it out smooth. Well, it's not glass smooth. We just flattened it out the best we could. Thanks again to Lisa and Jess for the help.

foundation is dug

Our neighbor Harry came over this morning with his excavator and dug out the foundation for the girls' place.

I had marked it out at the end of last week. All the lines were still quite visible.

I went through afterwards and cleaned up all the loose dirt in the hole so that it doesn't mix in with the concrete. 

It's ready to pour now, as well as the new rabbit barn slab. Heather had put up pictures of that already. The concrete trucks are supposed to be here tomorrow to pour both. Then they will have to sit for a week or so to let the concrete cure.
 

Barn is torn down

 This is all that is left of the barn. I'll be burning these remaining scraps in the next couple of days and hauling the metal roofing to the recycling place in Camargo. Progress on the new place is slow, but ongoing.

garden all planted

I finished up with the planting of the garden this morning when I put in another row of beans. I will can them and be able to store them for several years, if needed. There is also Oxheart and Roma tomatoes and black-eyed peas planted as well.

 The early plantings are doing well. We have started eating the spinach and lettuce already and the onions are looking good.

Tank is in

The guys were back this morning, dug the hole and the new tank was delivered and hooked up. The inspection is still due. We need a few loads of dirt to smooth it out. That is coming from his next job and will be here in the next few days.

While they were waiting for the tank to be delivered, the leaking hydrant was dug up and replaced.            (thanks, Lisa and Jim!)

 

Residence for the girls

The construction for the girls place has finally started. The drain field is put in now. I had pulled part of the front fence down yesterday so the equipment could be brought in.

The tank is supposed to be put in on Monday. They stopped for today because it started raining again, but they had already finished up the leach field.