Saturday, April 9, 2016

Retaining Wall/Generator/In-ground LP Tank

Decided to stop the sloughing of dirt and rock from the back wall by installing a retaining wall. Also installed a generator and in-ground LP tank. What really prompted this was several Madrone trees leaning toward the house on top of the ledge.

MPH going up the hill to use the winch to pull trees.


 Winch cable deployed on a big Madrone.









 Made some Sourdough bread.




 Excavator helping with tree removal





 Say goodbye to the old 288 gallon LP tank









Amerigas taking away the old tank



Excavator preparing the wall








 Footer forms and rebar in place



 Cement truck ready to pour footer







 Starting block lay. two courses of 12" then the rest 8"


 Next: filling the block





 Generator pad poured




 Trees in bloom on the drive to National Forest trial for dog walking

 Applying sealer

Generator arrives




 Sue helped to get the generator centered on the pad


Slinging drain rock behind the wall









New 500 gallon LP tank arrives











 And the hole digging starts




















And it is in

 Soaking the anode sack.


 Back filling the wall




 New gas line from tank to the generator with a "T" to the house






Electrical work starting. Here he is installing the automatic switch over box


Conduit from switch over box to generator
 Switch over box



 White Oak flooring has arrived to put down upstairs






 Looking into storeroom/com closet

 Store room, the one room with unfinished sheetrock





Fixing broken sprinkler system pipes that fell pray to the excavator

 LP tank riser

Breaker panel prep. Panel on the left will be for generator circuits, one on the right will be for circuits not backed up by the generator