Dug-gone Tired

Well, I hand dug the trench today, at an average of about 18" deep. I still need to go to 20" to keep the top of the conduit greater than 18" below the surface. Some spots are fine but some are only 16". I was going to rent a machine, but by the time the last guy came by today to make sure that I wasn't digging into any thing important, I'd already dug 10' by the shop itself, at a 45 degree angle to meet the straight run you see in the first picture. I thought that this seemed easy enough, I'd save $150 and do it myself. Actually it went pretty good until I swung around the patio. That section had gravel in the top foot and was killer. That 15' took as long as the other 75'. (I already had the 10' next to the house done.)

I've taken 2 Aleve and expect to be sore tomorrow. I'll finish it up next week in the evenings and start laying conduit.

Enjoy, and be careful of the splinters.

Sore Thumb

Okay, I finished hitting my thumb with the hammer. The plywood is nailed up all of the way around. Tomorrow I start caulking the seams. Actually they aren't too bad, but it will help keep the creepy crawly things out. I did take pictures tonight, one outside, and a shot of the mess I've made cutting plywood inside.

On the outside I took a corner shot showing the front of the shop. There is no garage door as I need to get the sheetrock up first. But it is trimmed a looking pretty.

On the inside it is very unfinished. I need to keep the electrical wiring exposed until the inspection is complete, then I'll insulate and hang sheetrock. The tote you see is a great birthday present from my wife. Actually the saw next to it also is a birthday present from previous years. I'm not using the shop vac inside yet, mostly just sweeping up and dumping the sawdust in the trash. I haven't even cleaned up the extra pieces of plywood yet. Some much to do and such a good procrastinator.

Enjoy, and be careful of the splinters.

Walls

Hi y'all, well, I don't have a picture for today of the changes, as most of them have been to the other sides of the shop. The siding is up all of the way around, I've even got it trimmed. Still need to finish nailing the back side, then caulk the whole place. My thumb is sore and it got dark, so I quit for the night. Brian helped get the plywood on, then I went back and started nailing where we missed. I'm almost done with that, but I'm probably too old to change to construction as a trade. Besides, I keep hitting my thumb.

I started digging the ditch to lay the power to the shop. Next to the house I had to do it by hand, I'll rent a ditch witch to get the rest of it. I'll be a lot happier when I have power out there, I mean beside an extension cord coming from the house.

Catch you later, and be careful of the splinters.