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RE: Basement Finishing Progress #3

Entering through the window well, nice, sounds like elves, sneak in and do the work, I could use some of those.

It was a carport and storage shed. I tore down the shed and am converting the carport to a garage. Solar was a larger array, I took some of it down to reconfigure it, lowering the highest part of the frame with a gin pole and pulleys, I managed to get it stuck in a tree. One of the first snags I hit was concrete, it was scheduled and they cancelled saying they had to cut back 25% due to the rebuilding in CA, specifically they were experiencing a fines shortage.

Next snag, 20 ton abc delivery, pulls up, door opens, "I almost got killed..." Turned out fire truck came up here damaged steep winding driveway more than I had thought. Next vehicles avoiding the damaged area, collapsed the other side. Re-borrowed tractor which I have use of in exchange for repairing it, rebuilt right side steering and bucket cylinders, tried repairing driveway ended up building forms or concrete retaining wall...

Buying materials, usually Home Depot and Lowes, at times out of electrical conduit, specific lumber, simpson ties... and prices continue to go up.

But I have been having fun and getting exercise.


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