Esmond working on the septic system

Installing the septic field in the forest soil

Esmond

Septic field

Septic field with distribution box

Esmond connecting lines to septic tank

Urs preparing rocks for building stairs to the sundeck

Collecting all available nice, flat rocks from the excavation
for future projects

A large collection of rocks in front of the cabin

Cleaning the rocks

Layout of rocks for one step

Handling a couple of tons of rocks is a good way to work up a sweat

Cisterns for the rain water collection system

After we extended the driveway, even a large truck 
can turn around

Each cistern is delivered in two pieces

 Truck loads of 3"minus gravel are delivered
to form a base for the cisterns

Steve working at compacting the base

The base for the cisterns consists of compacted 

3"minus gravel and a top layer of sand

Two 18000 liter cisterns have been placed. 
The 4-foot space in between will become the pump house.

Building the forms for the concrete foundation walls

Ron drilling into solid rock 45 cm deep for re-bar

Barry cutting re-bar

Barry measuring re-bar height

Barry chipping out a channel for electrical conduits

Re-bar in place. Vertical re-bar cemented into solid rock.

Ron drilling into solid rock 45 cm deep for re-bar.

As specified by the geo-technical engineer, one 20mm re-bar
is cemented into solid rock 45 cm deep every 90 cm

The foundation walls are built directly onto solid rock

All vertical re-bars are cemented into solid rock. 

Installing electrical conduits before pouring concrete

Gray conduits for electrical power.
Orange conduit for communication lines.

Sweeping 90 degree bends allow for easier pulling
lines through later

Conduits to be embedded in concrete

Mike bringing conduits into electrical shed

Mike drilling access holes into steel container

Mike's dog Jake

Pouring concrete for the first part of the foundation

Delivery of 10 yards of concrete

Pouring Concrete

Paul, Barry, Shane, and Jim

This space will become the battery compartment
for the solar energy system

Paul, Barry and Shane working hard to pour concrete into
forms and vibrating it to make it flow well

The new concrete floor for the pump house
between the two cisterns

A full-size concrete truck

Extra concrete is used by Urs to do the first three
steps to the sundeck with in-laid natural rock

Video of Concrete Pouring 1

Video of concrete pouring 2

Ready for pouring concrete

Forms are finished and ramps have been built