Warmoak

This is the story of obtaining a base on which to lay the first log.

The first step is to start. Clearing is hard work, but satisfying.             Click the montage below for more...		We hired a sub to excavate and lay a gravel bed.             Click the montage below for more...
We get a basement the easy way: pre-fab.            Click the montage below for more...		Three 8x8 posts, LVL beam, and frame the floor.             Click the montage below for more...
It's important to get the floor on quickly. Only then is the basement stiff enough to allow us to backfill around the basement.             Click the montage below for more...		To finish back fill, a wall is needed.             Click the montage below for more...
Barbara adds dirt over silt fabric over peewee gravel.            Click the montage below for more...		A very big truck came down our narrow road.             Click the montage below for more...