8-6-09

Well, I hate to spring this on you but today is the last day of summer school. I know what you're thinking, "Hey! The things not done." I know, I know. We're going to continue for the next two weeks, so everyone pray for a miracle. Paul and Marty are gonna stick around until the bloody end which for them will hopefully be next week. After that I don't know. I can only hope that my motivation to finish this blog will hold out. http://picasaweb.google.com/Blackmore.Pavilion/8609#

8-5-09

Yes, were still laying stone. The good news is we've finished the walls and started on the fireplace. The bad news is...... It's huge! I am getting better at finding rocks though which makes life alot easier. Also, I forgot my camera.

8-4-09

You'll never guess what I did today. I laid some stone!http://picasaweb.google.com/Blackmore.Pavilion/8409#

7-30-09

And we laid some more stone. http://picasaweb.google.com/Blackmore.Pavilion/73009#

7-29-09

We laid some stone today. http://picasaweb.google.com/Blackmore.Pavilion/72909##

7-28-09

The concrete company came and poured the slab today. It's beautiful! It almost looks like there's going to be a building here. I laid stone all day, and that is no fun. Talk about a jigsaw puzzle. http://picasaweb.google.com/Blackmore.Pavilion/72809#

7-23-09

We finally got the fireplace pad poured after yesterdays fiasco. Sara and I set the formwork for the block outs. We discovered that we hammer like girls. http://picasaweb.google.com/Blackmore.Pavilion/72309##

7-22-09

Today was actually a really busy day. We laid about half the rebar for the slab. We were going to get the fireplace slab poured but the framing was the wrong size (that might have been my fault). Dustin had the concrete mixer up there and while he was mixing the latch came undone and concrete spilled everywhere. Also the lady from the Bozeman Chronicle came up to do a story on the project. http://picasaweb.google.com/Blackmore.Pavilion/72209##

7-8-09

Who knows what those crazy boys are doing. Sara and I worked on the picnic table. Then we went out to Wagner Nursery to look at the feature rocks and get there measurements. It was a good day to sleep in.http://picasaweb.google.com/Blackmore.Pavilion/7809#

7-7-09

Sara and I were going to lay some 4" block but that got nixed, so we went to The Daily, had coffee and worked on the picnic table design. while we were there we saw this beautiful cross brace connection that might be great in the pavilion. http://picasaweb.google.com/Blackmore.Pavilion/7709#

7-2-09

We filled in the CMU wall with concrete today.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Blackmore.Pavilion/7209#

7/1/09

The crew from Anderson Masonry came in to knock out the masonry wall. Those guys lay block alot faster than Sara and I. http://picasaweb.google.com/Blackmore.Pavilion/7109#

6-30-09

We started the masonry walls today. Marty and Paul from Anderson Masonry were there to help us out. The boys carried block and mud, and Sara and I laid 12" block. That stuff is heavy!

Form Work Completed

We finished the form work today with some help from Jay at Dick Anderson Construction. We should be ready for the pour on tomorrow.

Form Work

We worked on the form work today. The pour was scheduled for tomorrow but we have to push it back to friday. Its all mostly laid out. There is a little more rebar to tie and the sonotubes have to be leveled.

WEEK 4

Still Excavating

Excavation continues...

Met with Sore Elbow Forge to discuss the details on the cooking element that will house two grills and the hood to go with them.

We Found Water

Excavation continued today. We decided to go ahead and dig down another 10". The original excavation had been done to the top of the footings instead of the bottom. When we did that we found a huge pit of mud and a bunch of water. We tried to dig out the hole and fill it with rock but that didn't seem to fix the problem. The geo-tech came up to look at the soil. He and Bruce will have to work on a course of action.

Let the Digging begin!

Excavation started today at 7:00 am. We observed the Forest Service excavation crew at work. Several students left at 9 to work in the shop, finishing the railing prototype.

Excavation Video

This video was taken from the south side of the site on the Blackmore Trail.

WEEK 3

Drawings Approved!

The Forest Service has approved the drawings and now we can confidently move forward with getting the steel, wood stone, etc. moving.

Construction Fence

The fence went up quicker then we thought, only 2 hours and we are now ready for excavation to begin next week.

Site Visit

Last view of the site before construction begins.

Railing Prototype

This is a picture of the railing prototype column detail.

WEEK 2

Sonotube Footing Frames

The Sonotube Footing Mockup needs to countersink the sonotub 2" to account for our 10" footing in a 12" frame.

Rebar Mats

Jordan, Matt and Dean tying rebar mats for our footings.

Footing Forms

Matt and Jordon working on the footing forms.

Inventory and Rebar

Chelsie, Sara and Yuki began cutting and bending rebar for our 20 piers and footings.

Bending Bar

Yuki bending rebar stirrups.

First Day of Class

Class meeting at 10:00am to discuss scheduling and the summer ahead.

WEEK 1