Garage – Page 5 – Rose Cottage Renovation

Steven is still inventing

Artis Garage July 18, 2015August 10, 2015 0 Comment

Steven cut supports for rebar from old metal mesh.

Steven bending the supports – Pile of supports to his right

Extra Sand

Artis Exterior, Garage July 18, 2015August 16, 2015 0 Comment

‘Playing’ in Sand

Artis Garage July 18, 2015August 10, 2015 0 Comment

We ordered 5 cubic yards of coarse sand – that equals 7 tons. Well, it was too much for the garage and created a lot of extra work but – we also were able to use the extra for a patio in the corner by the kitchen and bathroom and also for leveling the driveway for the pavers.

Artis playing in the sand - supposed to be leveling — Artis playing in the sand – supposed to be leveling

Steven’s invention to level the sand 4 1/2″ from the top

We each took one end and dragged it across the form tops to push the extra sand ahead of it

Steven's invention to tamp the sand down — Steven’s invention to tamp down the sand

Ground Breaking for Garage

Artis Exterior, Garage July 9, 2015August 10, 2015 0 Comment

While Steven worked on trimming the trees, I started removing the extra soil from the garage site, moving much of it to the other side of the house to encourage better grass growth.

Trees trimmed and Steven is setting up the forms for the garage cement pour. Huge pile of branches to chip and spread.