The Wall Saga: Footer In Place
The Wall Saga: the footer is in, and the concrete cures.
May 2017
Why excavator?
Why excavator? Because dig.
The Wall Saga: Concrete Pumping Video
The Wall Saga: an annotated video of the epic concrete pumping.
The Wall Saga: Pumping Day
The Wall Saga: pumping day, with four trucks of concrete to fill the forms.
The First Purgatory Contest
To celebrate finishing the pool resurfacing, our first-ever contest: guess how much water it took to fill the pool.
The Wall Saga: Form Work
The Wall Saga: building the forms for the footer, while block deliveries trickle in.
The Wall Saga: Unexpected Moment
The Wall Saga: video of the messy block unloading.
Flowers at Purgatory
Some plant is always blooming at Purgatory.
The Wall Saga: 18-Wheelers and Inclines
The Wall Saga: 6’x6’x2′ blocks from Granite Rock, 18-wheelers on our inclines and a contractor whose project management was lacking.
The Wall Saga: Deliveries!
The Wall Saga: four excavators, telehandlers and the first block deliveries.
The Wall Saga: Trench Warfare
The Wall Saga: trench warfare against the pocket gophers, plus a walk through the great trench.
Aerial Excavation Video
Aerial video showing just how much excavation the wall needed.
The Wall Saga: The Trench
The Wall Saga: the trench is open.
The Wall Saga: Cutting Progress
The Wall Saga: trimming, ramping and cutting into the hillside, and an engineering firm that falls behind.
Random Drone Footage
Drone footage, with an annoyed green bird toward the end.
Who needs a gym?
Free rocks from NextDoor and a pile of asphalt spoils. Who needs a gym?
Mornings and Mailboxes
Mail thieves made it up the hill, so we and our neighbors now have FortKnox mailboxes.