Jan and John Maggs Antiques

June 13, 2017 - July 5, 2017: Preparations for the foundation

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The last piece of old barn foundation

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Coming out - to be stored and re-used

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Part of our workshop - airborne until the new foundation is poured

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Removal of tons of clay

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The cellar hole takes shape

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Two six-inch diamtere pipes that will remove water from the site and give us a dry workshop in the basement 

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Many truckloads of fill will be trucked off to other construction sites - saving us the cost of removal

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One of six truckloads of stone that will stabilize the floor

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Another truckload of stone arrives

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The stone pile grows

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Ready to be spread as a base for the future basement floor

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A visit to the sawyer

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A few of the scores of large trees, harvested from Foxbard Farm in nearby Shelburne

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One of our trees - about to be sawn

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Sawyer David Lashway, preparing one of our twenty-foot posts

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The sawblade - bigger than it appears - capable of sawing the massive tree trunks

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The first five posts - each over 20 feet long

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Meanwhile, back in the hole

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Nick Potter levelling and compacting the stone

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The site - July 7th. We expect the footings to be poured in a few days.

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