WAYWT - The Hard Labour Edition aka "Working in your workwear".
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Well into stage two of this summers project. Building about 60m2 of decking over two levels. Some of it will be attached to pre-existing structures while some is "floating". One of the things you have to take into account in northern Norway is that the ground will be frozen to a depth of 100-150cm for about five months of the year. The ground therefore expands and the level rises by as much as 2cm, before falling again in May. This means any structures resting in the ground without an appropriate fundament are subject to being lifted and dumped down over the course of a year.
looks great bud. so how are you going to avoid the issue of rising and falling due to the frost? here in the northeast part of the US we have the same issue in the winter. when we are installing any type of structure we have to make sure the footing and foundation for the structure sit at a minimum of 42" below grade. the project looks great by the way. keep up the good work and post more pics.
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@Matty123 Cheers!
I've built an outhouse and a raised veranda on the property so far and a couple of raised verandas at previous properties I've owned. The previous verandas were built on concrete pillars that I sunk 150cm so that the bottoms were below the freezing zone. On this plot the mountain/bedrock is only about 100-120cm away from the surface so the outhouse and veranda are built on concrete pillars that I've fixed to the bedrock by drilling into it and sinking iron pins then casting the concrete around those pins. this means the frost won't lift them anywhere and they won't slide sideways either.
Given that some of the deck that is under construction is attached to the house, veranda or outhouse then I don't have to worry about lateral movement, but fastening the whole thing on concrete pillars to the bedrock was out of the question because of the level I need it at. Instead of digging holes for pillars I'd have had to strip out a few metric tons of soil and rock. So I've used a method were I dig out shallow holes 50x50 and 20-30cm deep then fill them with compacted drainage gravel. Then I level out a 30x30x5cm concrete slab on top of the gravel and lay my beams on them. I'm building on a 6x2" frame so the beans are 60cm apart and I need to support them every 200cm. The idea is that the concrete slabs won't freeze, and the drainage gravel won't either because the water drains away from it. These means that the freezing soil will rise and fall around the gravel pits and concrete, and won't lift it. I'll take a picture tomorrow to illustrate it better.
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Started a new job a couple of weeks ago
We have taken down a couple of massive trees, a York stone wall, shed and got rid of the lawn and spread 20 tonnes of top soil. We are going to put a rockery in with retaining wall as well as various over things to basically transform this tired garden.
burnt the shed
which I really enjoyed
lawn off
recused a family of mice
all while wearing my 634s GR and my 141
oh and got to drive a dumper for the first time
Can't say I miss the office life at all!!
Oh here is how the jeans are getting along
Looking forward to getting my DWC 888's because I think they will look great after a few months of hard work
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Cold enough to get back in my favourite shirt today.
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Little update on our current project
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Only getting one or two days a week in on this project, but it'll be finished by the time the earth freezes and that's the only thing that matters.
The beam frame for the last section of deck is down.
SH-106 and IH-301 are the best working clothes in 5C
I had a little help today too:
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Nice work mate. Going to look quality when completed
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Right thread
Awesome job
How the heck you manage all that laying wood with all the laying wood you do?
Again awesome job & you have to share your vitality secret with the rest of us mere mortals
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Nine plus months after the inital wood laying, having a massive building project to get you out of the house now and again is just strategic adulting, especially given that I'm primary care giver 3 days a week (Norwegian paternal leave is generous and seriously grounded in high falutin' ideas about equality and shit).
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Going to look quality when completed
That needs to be soon… it's getting bloody chilly out there. Thanks though
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Wait a minute you only have to work 2 days a week?! I mean looking after kids isn't exactly a breeze as I can testify
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Got to get @neph93 into a union, way too much working going on
Seriously though, good on you
Do you have to get permits & licenses to build new structures on your property?
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Wait a minute you only have to work 2 days a week?!
As a dad, you get two full weeks off straight after the birth, plus 50 days with full pay. You can take them however you want, but I'm spreading them out in such a way that I only work 2 days a week from September to January this year. In addition to that there's a pot of days that either Ingrid or I can take, but not both. We still have a shitload left so I'll be taking more time in 2018
