http://twelveparsecs.com Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:22:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en More rain this weekend. ugh. probably going to take a week for everything to dry out. The past month has been rain all weekend, spend the next week waiting for everything to dry, and MAYBE get a morning's worth of work done Saturday morning before the rain comes in. ... http://twelveparsecs.com/blog/2010/03/07/more-rain-delays/ Three corners to go. This was the "hardest" part since it required four of us to do. http://twelveparsecs.com/blog/2010/02/27/one-corner-down/ Here goes the framing of the first wall. 2x6 framing 24" centers. Three stud corners. Four anchor bolts per wall. This Observatory is built better than most new homes in our area, lol! The large gap to the left is for the exterior door. http://twelveparsecs.com/blog/2010/02/14/framing-walls/ So we've dealt with the wettest winter in central Arizona in many, many years. Now that things have dried out, I was able to go from this: To THIS: http://twelveparsecs.com/blog/2010/02/06/feb-update/ Well if the previous step was "groundbreaking" then this must be groundleveling. lol! Got the slab frame nice and straight. (well, as close as I can. One diagonal is about 5/16 longer than the other) Started putting in a thin layer of sand and started digging the hole for the pier. ... http://twelveparsecs.com/blog/2010/01/09/groundleveling/ Broke ground today on Serenity Valley Observatory 10x20 shed with a partial roll off roof. http://twelveparsecs.com/blog/2010/01/03/groundbreaking/ Welcome to Twelveparsecs.com. This site is dedicated to Astrophotography, Planetary Science, General Astronomy, Radio Astronomy, and geekery in general. http://twelveparsecs.com/blog/2009/12/28/welcome/