Building walls in my lift shaft
It feels great putting things back into my excavations instead of always taking things out. This week I put walls
Read moreIt feels great putting things back into my excavations instead of always taking things out. This week I put walls
Read moreDigging is finished in my lift shaft, so now I need to figure out what to do about the groundwater
Read moreA mixed bag this week – dealing with floods, arches and freebies. Each bring with them their own negatives. But
Read moreWe had some heavy rain recently. Not as bad as some, mind you – but enough to flood a man’s underground
Read moreIn this video I weigh all the dirt coming out of the liftshaft – and ponder, “where’s all that water
Read moreThe headline is not clickbait – I nearly died. But you will have to watch to find out what happened.
Read moreThis week I chisel out the concrete at the top of what will be a shaft between my upstairs and
Read moreI’ve changed direction again this week – digging down from the top of the lift shaft. That means I have
Read moreIn an unusual turn of events (sarcasm), I’ve gone off on a tangent on the basement project. While I had
Read moreAll work and no play makes Brian a dull(er) boy. So, this week, as well as laying more rock wall
Read moreIt’s always a significant turning point when things start going back in to a project. This week, I begin bricking
Read moreWe had a lot of rain recently. The resulting flood in my basement diggings was prompt enough for me to
Read moreThe giant slab I cut last week gets moved outdoors in this video. It wasn’t easy, of course. But, with
Read moreHere’s a biggie for ya – the largest slab I’ve cut from the floor in my shed basement. Manhandling this
Read moreMost of the action in this video happened on a sad Saint Patrick’s day. Sad, because I found out it
Read moreI had a great weekend away last week, with extended family, for a significant milestone – so the week got
Read moreIn this video, I install the second step to get me out of the hole I dug in my basement.
Read moreThis week, I turned around and started upwards – the stairs to get me out of this hole I dug myself
Read moreIt’s a satisfying thing when you can start to put stuff back into a hole after so much digging out.
Read moreMy basement pit-digging project takes a significant step forward in this video. The big slab I cut through earlier finally
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