May 2020

As the sun rises over the Muddled Up Manor site the plans are being drafted on the kitchen bench on a computer running Vista.

It's May 1st 2020

Darren has taken up position and will remain for nine days, learning a new program and perfecting the plans to submit to the building inspector and council.
May 12th and we have been issued our permit and we're off and racing.

The first star pickets is rammed into the gravel/clay ground that is still rock hard from the summer baking.
The next weekend we hire a 'tiny' bobcat and Darren 'teaspoons' the dirt as best he can, even taking run ups to the ground to try and dislodge it, to no avail.

So we 'booked a bigga digga' for the next weekend.
Fortunately the tiny digger was great to fix the bridge that we'll need to bring trucks with supplies over, so not a total loss.
The 'bigga digga' chewed through the site and Darren was able to level it well using a water level to check.

With string lines in place the holes for the roof support poles are marked ready for the mini excavator and 600mm auger to dig to 750mm deep.

The tree for the centre house post has been chosen and thanked for it's contribution.

It's the middle tree and needs to be 4.8mt tall and I'd like to use the Y to support the ridge beam and be exposed, we'll see!.

All in all it's been an amazingly successful and productive month.