July 22 /23 Dig begins, Cement fill

The foundation is the most important part, dont F*#@ it
up. - Home depot guy

I went to Home Depot to grab an auger machine, basically a hand held ground drill. That is the drill bit. We were digging 4' in,so we would need an extension bit as well.

The tubes go right into the holes. The knobs at Ratcliffe lumber, sent 3 sizes, 7.5", 8" and 8.5" diameter tubes. Our auger was 8", Screwed?

No, we were fine i ended up bashing them into the ground. Now the fun part, put the support posts and fill them with cement.


By the way, if you ever do this wear steal toe boots... 50lb drill bit + flip flops = agony

Start

1. We layed out the ground guides, for a perfect square. Then flat boards were placed diagonally on each corner, to make the octagon.

The Materials have arrived, cement, tubing and lumber

Gazebo buildoff

I will try to finish this in 2 weeks. Today is July 20 , 2005. The wood has arrived from BC. Come into the garage it smells like fresh cedar.