Monthly Archives: March 2014

Day 3: pier hole putsch

Posted on 2014/03/31 by dougacoop

By Day 3, Ian the builder and Darren the excavator operator describe the soil as ‘the worst we’ve ever seen’. Mostly ‘fill’ placed there to support the Woodcutters Road embankment when the road was built, it is full of small … Continue reading →

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Day 1: preliminaries over, excavation begins

Posted on 2014/03/31 by dougacoop

With the 20-foot container for the site office and the temporary fencing in place, excavation begins March 6. Darren drove his 5-tonne machine over the edge and slowly and carefully cut across the steep slope making the upper path. Once … Continue reading →

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A 40-degree slope is a little hard to imagine. So a few pictures should help.     How did that excavator get down there? There would be many ways but this one was carefully driven over the edge, creating the upper … Continue reading →

Posted on 2014/03/30 by dougacoop | Leave a comment

Views from Hobart hill house 1

Posted on 2014/03/27 by dougacoop

Without a built structure to take photos from yet, these images only approximate the ever-changing and delightful view we will see. So imagine yourself standing on our deck 22 metres (75 feet) straight ahead from where the lower photo was taken. … Continue reading →

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