Construction – Page 4 – TropicalCastaway

Post and Beam

September 15, 2024 Cut the posts and installed the beam for the gazebo extension. They were painted yesterday in anticipation that they would be easier to paint before they were up in place. TTFN

It’s Just Pouring Out There

September 12, 2024 Another day of mixing and pouring concrete. This completes the floor for the bathroom at Holowai. Also. the third step at the gazebo. TTFN

September 11, 2024 After yesterday’s little diversion down at the shore. I got back to working on the steps for the gazebo. After removing the stakes and supports for the forms for the first step that I poured yesterday, I formed the next step down. With the forms in place, I backfilled using some ofContinue reading “Back To Work”

Just Another Day in Paradise

September 10, 2024 More concrete! Mixed up enough concrete to pour a step leading up to the gazebo. That’s enough work! Time to go down to the ocean! The ocean is pretty calm today, The sky is blue. The sun is shining, There is a slight breeze blowing. What a great day to be inContinue reading “Just Another Day in Paradise”

Playing in the Mud

September 9, 2024 In the morning, after breakfast, I mixed concrete and poured two of the squares in the bathroom floor. I set up the mixer in the driveway about 20 feet inside the gate and used the smaller material I had separated when I moved one of the gravel piles from outsde the gate..Continue reading “Playing in the Mud”

A Pebble in my Shoe

September 8, 2024 After struggling with trying to come up with a clever pattern for the floor of the bathroom, I decided to just keep it simple. Just four sections. So, I set up forms to be able to pour two of the four sections. When I had the gravel/sand mix delivered to Holowai, IContinue reading “A Pebble in my Shoe”

One Small Step . . .

September 7, 2024 The birds were all waiting for me at the lanai when I got up this morning. So, I crushed up a couple of crackers and put the crumbs into the feeder. If you look closely at the picture above, you will see a Northern Red Cardinal, and a couple of honeycreepers waitingContinue reading “One Small Step . . .”

Meeting a Menehune

September 6, 2024 I was greeted by two of my feathered friends this morning as they came by to get something to eat from the bird feeder. The Hawaiian Honeycreeper paitently waited its turn as the Red Headed Cardinal pecked away at the cracker crumbs in the feeder. After breakfast, I removed the forms fromContinue reading “Meeting a Menehune”

A New Bathroom

September 5, 2024 Excerpt from prervious post: I took pictures of all this using my phone. I download the photos to a thumb drive so I can attach them here later. When I create these postings, I use the pictures to help me remember what I did each day. Well, I cannot find the thumbContinue reading “A New Bathroom”

Last Week of May

Sunday May 26, 2024 I have decided on a pattern for the floor in the bathroom at Ahi. “X” marks the spot!” I will pour a big “X” from corner to corner. So I poured one leg of the “X”. I set up the mixer at the bottom of the driveway where I have createdContinue reading “Last Week of May”