Monthly Archives: September 2016

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GH5: filling in & around foundations

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Once the foundations were in and the drilling completed, Bill filled the insides with sand and topped it all off with gravel. This allowed for backfilling the outsides of the foundations and below grade walls. As some of the piles … Continue reading

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Floors poured, setting, being troweled

Sid’s crew were here early and had poured the floors already by mid-morning. Finishing up took the rest of the day, partly due to misty morning weather. Concrete needs time to dry and set, with more troweling being done as … Continue reading

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After the rains, construction continues

Jo Marie is back from a Spiritual Direction program in La Crosse and Santi from teaching in Evanston and Chicago, with overnight at Tender Shoot of Joy on the way home. Lots of good Dhamma with good people. It’s a … Continue reading

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Guest Houses 4: geothermal wells

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Geothermal heating brings heat from the earth to a heat pump that transfers it into the building, in our case via in-floor radiant tubing and water heater. This requires drilling wells as deep as our water well. Though a larger … Continue reading

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