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Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @[email protected] · 2026-08-04 · 18:02 UTC

Many holes drilled, which is slow work. The Makita drill bit is more durable, lasted about twice as long as even the super expensive Bosch one. And these were actually quite cheap, although that was a reduced price.

The rocks look like hedgehogs now with anchor bolts and rebar in them but got quickly covered up by foam panels. Almost got to the corner before it got too late and I ran out of juice.

One round rock was under a foundation stone and so remained in place, with the foam cut around it and then added back on the outside to make up for lost thickness.

Few more panels and then the skirt, which requires careful grading and another round of digging as it extends further out on the corner.

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Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar @[email protected] · 2026-06-25 · 18:54 UTC

The trench is as long as I dare, and the right depth. Some big rocks had to be pried out so the insulation can go deep enough.

Peeled off the wooden flashing and the bottom siding board as well, revealing the bottom log for the first time. Not great, not terrible. Old insect damage, a bit of dry rot here and there and some ants living in one spot.

Someone had been in there and messed around with concrete. That needs to come off. Luckily its mostly falling off on its own.

Then made a complete hash of unsproinging a 100m fibreglass rebar roll all over the yard :blobcattableflip:

The rest was spent measuring, agonizing, deciding and making jigs.

Oh, and a rock fastener trial.

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