Recent content by PJAS

Sanitary PVC switching to ABS Dad helping with the 4" perf and solid 3" Sand bedding the sanitary line before backfill. Perimeter drain gravelled and starting fabric before backfill.

Concrete forms up for the tall walls. The tall walls allow me to backfill the side leaving access to the top of the property and also level entry through the upstairs man door. I had to pour the walls above grade, up to the floor joist level. Pumping on a 32 degree celsius day (90F) which is...

I decided it would be nice to have some clean areas to park this winter. My property has been looking like a complete mess. The front yard has always been humped up higher than the house, so it was time to cut it down. I had a couple doubles of driveway chip brought in to clean things up a bit...

This photo shows where the 300 loads of fill went, we then contoured it back down the natural grade. I now have a nice 100'x50' flat lawn up top though. The storm and waterline being backfilled Sand bedding the storm I got a bit distracted with such a nice summer. A buddy and myself both...

Thanks for the welcomes. Im just waiting on the Flickr confirmation now. Ill try uploading a few more photos for the time being. These photos show some of the excavation that was required to get the grade down to where I wanted it. We moved just shy of 300 truck loads of dirt out of the hole...

Great looking shop. It shares quite a few similarities to a 40x60 build I'm in the middle of on Vancouver Island. Digging out so much material on the hill sure is a pain but the finished product is well worth it. Ive been facing the strict building requirements as well with shear walls and what...

Im central Vancouver Island. I need to figure out the best way to post photos on the forum. My uploads aren't working the best!

Hi everyone, Im new to the forum but I've been using a lot of your builds as inspiration for building my shop. I had my first post already all built and somehow managed to close the web page! Round 2, lets give it a shot. It has been a slow go as there was endless hours of pondering, a lot of...