Trenches

I have been working on the drainage system,

It is slow moving because most trenches are deep and there is not enough space for equipment,

Some places are so narrow that the gravel needed to be moved by bucket.

Now I can park the car in the garage!

Flower bud from the poplar tree,

And an open one.

The real life

Yes, it looks like the real life caught up with us. Pieter's got his marching orders from his employer and left for work.
It means I will be working alone for a while. Definitely not much fun doing it alone.
I am sorry for your anxiety, "anonymous" waiting for new pics,
as you can see there is always a rainbow over the horizon ;-))

Framing and things

OK! We have the first wall framing for the second story in the big dome

The second one

And the third

All done

Now the ceiling

Thanks to the laser everything is level

Painting the footing

Drainage

Electrical work almost finished in the small dome

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Do I see triangles here?

Progress report

Drywall upstairs in the small dome, finished

We will finish downstairs when the electrician is done

Garage door, installed

Workshop door, installed

Windows in the entrance area, installed

Big dome: working on the insulation ;-))))

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We took visiting friends Susan and Barry to see an original dome in the Native American village

Proof that the summer is near

Drywall

Some pictures from the small dome

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perfect place for a nest! (top right)

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Master cutter

2nd floor drywall almost done

winter does not want to let go yet

time for the cupola windows

second one

all windows in

mezzanine in the big dome

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spring will prevail after all

Connecting the dots

Second story floor

Connecting the beams and the joists

First beam for the mezzanine

The floor beams

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The joists done

The cupola looks very close by from here.

Now the plywood

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Opening for the stairs

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The neighbors visiting

It looks like spring is coming!