Lets Get Busy….

With a supply list and plan in hand me and the Weave hit the Depot for supplies. Wood, nails, cement… The one unknown; how we were going to drill holes for the rebar for the pilings into solid rock. These holes need to go in six inches before we can pour the concrete footings and build the pressure treated support structure. I had a bad feeling about that part from the first time it was mentioned. We knew we had a heavy duty hammer drill but what kind of bit would do the trick. We found a 10 inch long 5/8 inch diamond encrusted carbide tipped drill bit (around $20). We brought all the supplies up to the site, Dave brought up his generator for the drill power, and the rest of us including Lou and Bob would supply the labor….. We figured we’d be done with the whole support project before the end of the day. This was way too optimistic on my part (even with fast drying cement). It took hour upon hour just to drill the holes. Lou went to the store and picked up two more bits just so we could get done. We took turns one after the other leaning and pressing on the drill. By the end of the day we were exhausted and ended up with exactly two footings…. Didn’t look like much for a whole day of work. But the good news is that the hard work is done. Next weekend we should be able to finish up with the reinforcement project and begin to start enjoying the Manhut without fear of sliding off the mountain…... Yay!