We have the most marvellous crew to help us with our work. Today I was out of the office for most of the day. Peter was also busy for most of the day. With only minimal art direction the crew was left to do the sculpting of the treehouse base. As per our expectations they did a FABULOUS JOB! I was most pleased when I went out to the shop late this evening to see how things had turned out. The treehouse looked wonderful!
Quick change
The landscape of Hazelnut Inn changes daily. We’ve now done the rough backfilling of the front yard. There is still a lot of final shaping to do but the basic grades are now evident. With that work done we have begun drilling holes and driving fasteners into the concrete. We’ll weld our armature framework to those fasteners and work up the shapes we need. Then comes the galvanized lath and the final sculpted concrete. The block and concrete walls will soon be invisible and in its place will be the whimsical architecture we have planned. Wednesday afternoon, we have scheduled our second crane lift which will include the tower roof and the large prefabricated stone elephant sculpture. It is going to be an exciting week!
Almost a tree
The crew had a busy day applying and sculpting the first concrete onto the treehouse. It’s looking more like a giant tree every day! On Monday we’ll start doing the bark. The kids are getting anxious to play in the new setup before the cold weather sets in.
