The great tree house building
project continued on today. When I left off, there was the challenge of
digging holes deep enough for my four supporting poles. I dug in, pun intended,
this morning to make a serious dent in the ground.
In the end, I utilized a small, obscure tool I forgot we had — a pickaxe.
Roots chopped, that corkscrew machine thing I’d rented helped me get down to
around two feet for each hole. Good enough. I finished the frame, remembered to
put those big poles INSIDE the frame and went to lunch:
After lunch (and after sneaking of to do some work even though I’m supposed
to be vacating, heh), it was time to sink those poles properly and attach them
to the frame. That wasn’t too complicated, and I got everything all bolted
together:
Later I poured in the "Postcrete" that’s supposed to be an add water and get
instant concrete solution. We’ll see in the morning. Of course, there’s no work
going on tomorrow. With finally a clear day predicted here for England, we’re
off to Legoland.
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Danny, this is looking good so far! Your kids are extremely lucky to have a father like you who’s willing to do this for them. I assume you’re going to be allowed to play in it too though, right?
I can’t wait to see if finished!