Drain Pour Falls Short

 Not sure how much cement to order and of course it was not enough... but anyway got most of it in today. We will finish it off with any cement left over from the next job. We ran out of our rock stockpile so we also couldn't mix our own!

Ready to Pour Drain

I am ready to pour cement in the drain area. I am not totally happy with the setup. I changed it several times along the way and I ended up using cement pipe and only having three openings.

Here is the next area to cement, where there used to be grass before we added the awning. It will be thin and I will need to put in some steel.

We got blessed last week as I came across some discount sale at the hardware store. I got the umbrella for 150B or US 5 dollars. I got the electric lawnmower for about US 30 dollars. The umbrella has helped so much with working before the sun gets behind the building.

 

Toll on the Body

 I am having a lot of swelling in my fingers, especially at night and in the morning. It isn't painful but it is uncomfortable. I may need to take a break from digging after the ditch is finished.

Ditch Construction

We got a surprise rain this week for 2 days. I did a little prep work for the roof addition (cut the steel). The rain helped soften the dirt for my digging which was great! I am not really sure how to construct the ditch. I will try my idea and see how it goes!

Inspirational song from Keith Green.. to encourage ... give glory to God.

Slab #3 Finished

This one really was super tough... The cement company gave us a bad mix and not enough cement. So, my boys helped me mix up some cement to add. There was so many problems trying to level it. Near the end I just had nothing left. I did not get the edges smooth... just couldn't do it. Around 12 midnight I quit and accepted the results. I was so tired that I could barely walk. After cleaning all the tools, I collapsed on the hammock and enjoyed a Christian movie and a good moment with the Lord... my strength.

Next up will be the roof addition at the corner of the building where it always leaks into the ceiling below.

Slab 3 and Repairs

It has been a busy past week. Slab #3 has been a real pain doing prep work. It took me several days to dig it out. I am finally almost there as today Joey helped me ground-pound it.

Several days ago another breaker went in my main power box for the building. I tried replacing it but couldn't get it out. Finally, I decided to remove the whole box, replace some bad and old breakers, and then hook everything back up.

I also did some much-needed painting of the outside of the finished areas using some old light purple paint we had laying around. I also painted the steel on the roof to the lower area. 

My goal is to try and finish anything that is weather dependent first as rainy season will be coming.