Project 9: Preparing the Cape....
Project 10: Moving the Cape....
Project 11: Re-connecting the Cape in
its New Site |
Project 10: Moving the
Cape |
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The Cape went from sitting on the old foundation.....to dancing in the
air.....
and on a couple of eye beams |
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Once she was up in the air, she was ready to move......first, she is
turned so that she faces north (from her original eastward orientation). |
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Then off she went across the driveway to her new home. |
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Leaving her old foundation behind.... |
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...Until she was just nudging her new foundation. |
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Then, she was raised another couple of feet before she could be placed
on the foundation walls. |
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And she looks back on her old site from her new one...and over to the
barn. |
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From this (above) to this (below) over five months.... |
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And here it is--a lovely ruin in its summer finery. |
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Project 10a Adding a Driveway for the Cape |
But it was a long way
from the old driveway, via LOTS of mud, to the side door of the
Cape....so, while the septic installers/hardscape experts were there, I
asked them to put in a short drive near that door. |
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First,
Casey dug out the area, relocating the loam to help cover the septic tank. |
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Then the bank-run gravel
arrived to be spread in place. |
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It was
one of those hot, muggy days that was heading towards 90 degrees, so
Eric sent out more men to get the hard labor done before it got too hot. |
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He
suggested adding loam to the side, for gardens and I jumped at the idea.
We also buried an electrical cable for a lighted post here later.
(Maine nights are VERY dark and full of creatures!) |
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Casey
and I picked out two big stones that would mark the entrance and he
placed them with the excavator. A beautiful job! |
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