A couple years ago I started a thread and did a photo documentary of a modular home build near my home. It garnered a lot of interest, comment, debate, and in a few cases consternation. It was fun, and gave Scout and I something to do.
Well, another very small wooded property near my home, this time across the street was recently purchased, after a couple years on the market. It is quite narrow (at least for this area) though probably deep enough. I have not yet met the purchasers; I understand it is a young couple. But, I have permissioned access across a neighbor property, so Scout and I don't even have to cross a road.
Saturday, a tree company came and sawed down nearly every tree on the property, cut them to length, loaded them on a log truck, hauled them away. They chipped the brush and limbs into a couple mountains of chippings, and ran a brush buster on the front of a skid steer to push the back edge back.
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Sunday morning, perhaps in deference to noise regulations, they came back and staked the site. This morning a different crew was back for some more noise work. An excavator was there snorting the big stumps out. A mulch blower was there installing and filling a silt/sediment/erosion bag fence. Around here these are called "Pigs".
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And, finally the fastest acting firewood scrounger was hauling away the rest of the available wood. He had coaxed the excavator operator into loading the wood into his dump trailer.
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Based on the first three days of activity, it appears this build will proceed much faster than the last one I photo documented.
As usual, I know absolutely nothing about the owner, builder, plans, . . . But, that won't stop me from documenting the project. And joining any of you interested in all manner of conjecture about progress, design advice, and spotting obvious mistakes. Thanks!
Well, another very small wooded property near my home, this time across the street was recently purchased, after a couple years on the market. It is quite narrow (at least for this area) though probably deep enough. I have not yet met the purchasers; I understand it is a young couple. But, I have permissioned access across a neighbor property, so Scout and I don't even have to cross a road.
Saturday, a tree company came and sawed down nearly every tree on the property, cut them to length, loaded them on a log truck, hauled them away. They chipped the brush and limbs into a couple mountains of chippings, and ran a brush buster on the front of a skid steer to push the back edge back.
Sunday morning, perhaps in deference to noise regulations, they came back and staked the site. This morning a different crew was back for some more noise work. An excavator was there snorting the big stumps out. A mulch blower was there installing and filling a silt/sediment/erosion bag fence. Around here these are called "Pigs".
And, finally the fastest acting firewood scrounger was hauling away the rest of the available wood. He had coaxed the excavator operator into loading the wood into his dump trailer.
Based on the first three days of activity, it appears this build will proceed much faster than the last one I photo documented.
As usual, I know absolutely nothing about the owner, builder, plans, . . . But, that won't stop me from documenting the project. And joining any of you interested in all manner of conjecture about progress, design advice, and spotting obvious mistakes. Thanks!
