Time to build the observatory. We decided on a 10' x 10' (reduced from 12' x 12'). Today we dug the pier hole 2' x 2' x 3' deep and the foot which is a 12" circle that is another 5' deep.
Yesterday Noah and Mick loaded 960 lbs of cement 80lbs at a time into the truck, the framing four-by-fours, two-by-fours, and the two-by-sixes for the floor joists.
It took 3 bags to fill the 5' deep circular anchor.
Then 9 more bags didn't quite fill it, even with the helpers.
Twelve more bags since we need some for the posts, and we finally got it done. A wire mesh and rebar has been added to anchor the pier to the foot.
Noah, Nala, and Jena joined later to help square out the building foot print and Mick dug three of the four corner post holes 3' deep (he's feeling every bit of his years and days today).
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