Making triangle panels for a new garage dome in the fall and storing them in the trailer box.
1995
A check to see that all our vehicles will fit and can be gotten out through an 8′ door opening.A conduit is buried from the main panel to the new garage pad for a branch circuit.18” PT wood wall base base panels were turned inside-out and used for concrete forms.480 yards of gravel had a year to settle. Now it’s ready for the concrete pour.Bruce power troweling the slab, which is setting up too fast.Finishing the power troweling.The forms were removed and flipped over onto the slab for base walls.The unsheathed triangles were stored in stacks to wait for Spring.
1996
There are two shapes of triangles. The sheathed pentagon triangles are placed roughly where they belong.Bottom pentagons were assembled ahead of time.Staging was borrowed from David Merry. It drizzled on erection day in June.Two pentagons are bolted to the base wall.Three hexagon triangles are bolted in to bridge the gap. High school students, Joe Roderiques and Josh Hartford were hired to help.Continuing around.Continuing around.On the second day, Web and Mary Fox and Ben and Kathy Wood came to help. Our cook-out became a cook-in due to dampness.At the end of two days’ construction.Closing in the top.Driving in the last triangle.Framing a dormer for a side entry door.Shingling in circles from roof jack cat walks.It is necessary to back pack the shingles up to the top.November and all shingled in time for winter.
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