We have been working hard since we arrived here the first of April this year. This past week we made significant progress on the parking areas out in front of the Shop. We waited all week and then everything happened on Friday. We spent Saturday compacting the 3/4" stone and filling low spots.
First load of 3/4" stone delivered for the front parking area. Good gravelly things are happening at Eagle View now!
With gravel piles in place, Troy begins to spread the gravel in just the right places.
Action shot - Troy dumping gravel up by the Shop front apron.
The parking area has the first cut of gravel spread. Troy hops out of his truck to survey the progress and determine what needs to be done next. This view is shot from the west side of the Shop. There is a 50 Amp and a 20 Amp outlet at the corner of the building. The water and sewer are in front of the building. We will cut the RV sewers down to grade once the final grade is accomplished.
Then an unexpected thing happened. Troy decided that he needed more slag fill material for foundation in part of the front parking and drive area. Since the quarry was short on 4" minus he decided to see what was in the future house area. So there we go, we broke ground on the new house Friday; never expected that to happen. It turned out that Troy didn't like the material from the house area so only a small hole was dug.
Another view of ground breaking of the future house - June 18-2021.
Troy begins to spread 3/4 on the west side of the Shop while Gari continues to rake and smooth the new gravel.
Once we had things pretty well smoothed to where we wanted it, we began the compaction process. There is Steve running the vibratory compactor below.
Gari took her turns too. We were worn out at the end of that day. That machine is heavy, loud and will shake your bones loose!
Below is a shot of the compactor monster. A perfect name for it, Wacker Neuson. It's a wacker alright!
Another news worthy item, we took delivery of the well pit lid. Local welder Mike Kopp did an outstanding job. Excellent craftsmanship on that lid. Gari painted it to match the Shop wainscot.
One additional strategy we used to set the gravel was to water it good. Gari rotates sprinklers below.
Just about finished, Gari runs the wheelbarrow from the borrow pile and fills any remaining low spots.
Gari pulls Romeo out of the Shop and onto the new gravel for the first time. The gravel bed held up very well. All the effort in compacting and watering paid off. We also hung a light on the front of the Shop on Saturday. We were able to roll the scaffold out front now that the driveway area is complete and leveled. Everything is LED now, and that's what the front light is, a LED flood light.
Next week is expected to be another big week of progress. We have the communication company coming out Monday to install the fiber optic system. Then weed control guy is also scheduled for Monday; we will see if he shows up... Wednesday we have insulators coming in to insulate the Shop interior walls and ceiling. Insulation install may take them 2 days. They will install a 6-mil plastic vapor barrier once the fiberglass batts are in place. Should be an interesting week!
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