Sunday, March 11, 2012

I'm No Mason.....

.....But I faked it and got the footings of my shop finished this weekend. 42 bags of Quick-crete filling 6 holes and JUST enough left over brick from when I built my house 12 years ago did the trick.

Tomorrow I'll make a lumber order which will hopefully be delivered by Tuesday. AccuWeather is calling for a pretty nice week coming up here in southern Maryland. I think I feel a sick day coming on at some point this week. :)

The obligatory ceremonial ground breaking shot:



And some pics of the brick work. (actual brick masons, look away if you're squeamish)



Thanks to my laborers this weekend, my daughters Gillian and Casey.

More updates coming as progress warrants.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

WHOOP, WHOOP!!!!

Mom

Joshua Klein said...

Jamie,

How exciting! I can't wait to see the progress. What is the size of the footprint?

Wallis said...

Congrats on the groundbreaking! Really enjoy your blog. Never miss a post!

Jamie Bacon said...

Hey Joshua. I'm really excited to get started! It's 20' across the front and 15' deep. Not huge, but 300 sq ft and under doesn't require a permit where I'm at. It's going to have a 14/12 roof, so I'll be able to store wood or whatever upstairs leaving more room downstairs.

Jamie Bacon said...

Hi Wallis. Thanks! It's great to hear people say they like the blog. Keeps me motivated to keep it fresh.

Shannon said...

Congrats Jamie, that last pic makes the space seem huge. By most standards the 20x15 size would seem small but it sounds perfect for a hand tool shop. I'm excited to follow your progress on this.

Bob Rozaieski said...

Jealous, jealous, jealous! Can't wait to see more!