This day in 1997, of my house build

   / This day in 1997, of my house build
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20021211. Garage build

More snow and ice. 20021211_MD_checkforcopies_173.jpeg
 
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   / This day in 1997, of my house build
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Footer for a pier in the back. My electric lines come in under neigh20021218_MD_Home_012.jpeg so I bridges over with a small enclosed deck, for the entrance to the garage basement.
 
   / This day in 1997, of my house build
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Bottom of picture is deck outside the basement steps. I ended up enclosing this and made the entrance to basement where the osb is standing.

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New door to garage got installed in this opening.
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   / This day in 1997, of my house build
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On this day in 2011
20111213
Had 3 geo loops in and digging the 4th trench. As I dug I put layer of good topsoil on previous loop, rest of top soil in between the trenches, and fill went in the previous trench.

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   / This day in 1997, of my house build #645  
I always wanted to put a geo loop on the beach. I figure the saltwater connected to the Pacific Ocean would be a heckava heat sink. Bureaucrats do not think so.
 
   / This day in 1997, of my house build #646  
Neighbor is building new house using geothermal wells. 4, 180ft deep. Drilled thru 90ft of bedrock. I didn't ask cost....

Trenches would have been a LOT cheaper...
 
   / This day in 1997, of my house build
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Neighbor is building new house using geothermal wells. 4, 180ft deep. Drilled thru 90ft of bedrock. I didn't ask cost....

Trenches would have been a LOT cheaper...

If you have the area, slinkies are a lot cheaper to install. If you have a pond, sinking the loop in the pond is great. My slinkies are 65ft long, 3 ft wide. 500 ft of pipe, plus 100 Ft in and out for a total of 700 ft per loop. I have 5 loops, 2 for a 2 ton unit, 3 for a 3 ton unit.
 
   / This day in 1997, of my house build
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20030105 Garage addition

Since we are getting snow tomorrow, here’s one of me shoveling snow off the garage 2 nd floor deck. Had to do it a good bit during the build.20030105_MD_Garage_139.jpeg
 
   / This day in 1997, of my house build
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We got 7” snow, now freezing rain in top
 

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