Every project has a beginning, when plans get put aside and the work starts. And usually, when it comes to renovation projects, that means clearing out the stuff - making way for the demolition and rebuilding. It’s menial, to be certain. But necessary. This project is no different.
Got lotsa junk to move out of the pit.I have allowed a lot of pots and miscellany to collect outside the enclosure. Well, it kept it out of the house which made my better half much happier. She deserves a clutter free house. It’s not clutter free yet, thanks to me, but it’s better than it was. Unfortunately, that means the clutter migrated to the pit. Hey, I don’t throw pots away - if it can hold dirt, it’s of use to me. But, that means I just have a lot more to move now. Sigh.
Well, I’m giving myself to this weekend to get all that stuff moved out, so work has begun. Get home from work then get back to work. But it’s worth it - every dirty pot I pull out of the sand is a step closer to being finished.
Gotta widen that ramp for the skid-loader.But, that’s not all. In order to move the loose sand out of there, I need to get the skid loader down there. That means the three foot wide ramp needs to become a six foot wide ramp. I’d taken a pick-axe to the other wall in hopes to straighten it and learned better of it after a couple of swings - that sandstone is hard! But, this bit of carving seemed to go much easier - I’m very relieved. It’s still hard, but still breaks apart with good blows from the axe. With the progress, I expect to finish that by this weekend too - then the next step of the project begins - cleaning the loose pots and detritus out of the greenhouse enclosure itself.
Progress - soon clearing will be done, then disassembly of the enclosure and then I’ll be down there with a skid loader scraping out sand and a with small back-hoe cleaning the pit up and digging a catfish tank at the back end of the pit. Stay tuned…
Stumble it!
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