It has been busy with Mark and Logan working on Skookum for two weeks, and with later visits from Sabrina, Scott, Tom, Don, & Pauline. Wylie and Mattias also threw in. Much was done!
Logan and Mark drove from Alabama in a dump truck so we could bring up many yards of pre-mix gravel for concrete as well as road-mix gravel for fill. In particular, we wanted to pour concrete for the porch. The above photos show the porch before we started and with rebar laid out.
We poured footings for concrete sono-tubes that will be used as the base support for the posts that will hold up the porch tie beam (left photo). The right photo shows a sono-tube set in place before pouring. We will let the concrete cure for at least a month before putting stress on it.
We divided the porch into multiple sections so we could have reasonable sized pours. We put red dye into the concrete while mixing. In the left photo, Mark and Logan smooth out a pour with a 2 by 4. Mark spreads the concrete in a section with a rake (right image).
Wylie is spreading the concrete in the left photo. Footprints were added for decoration… some that were on purpose.
The two photos above show Sabrina and Logan, who are tying the knot in October! Sabrina added her smile and navigated e-tickets to get us into a Billy Strings concert. We didn’t work all the time.
Scott came over for a visit and we took a day off to hike up Sacajawea peak. The left photo shows Mark smiling on the summit and the right photo shows the scenery looking along the Bridger range.
Tom came over to get in on the fun. In the left image he’s spreading the concrete during our fifth pour. The right photo shows a nice log he cleaned up for support of the main tie-log in the cabin. He also cut and fit two logs that will be put on top of the sono-tubes to hold up the porch roof.
Don and Pauline Spilseth also stopped by for a visit. Don and Pauline’s smiles were welcome additions. Don and I put up the remaining tongue and groove siding on the gables inside the cabin (see photo below). With my photo-taking skills, I managed to get what I assume is an embarrassing shot of Pauline…
In addition to the progress described in this post, I also finished up most of the plumbing. Getting the big drainage pipes glued in correctly was difficult and I had to redo a section. The water supply plumbing went easily, and the shower has hot and cold water. Mark helped put in wiring, but there is more to do.
now the way I would have done it…….