 A Special Thanx to Tony Armour of Tony Armour's Home Center for all his help; selecting the house organizing the contractors and making things happen! Update: Tony has since retired. |
 Finally - The Ground Breaking |
 The Drill Rig Jerome's Drilling Missoula, MT (406-549-1383) |
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 Water at 130 feet 40 Gallons per Minute |
 Not Your Father's Well |
 The Big Boys Arrive |
 And Start Playing in the Dirt |
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 Ready for the Foundation |
 With the Pipe from the Well |
 Forms for the Footings. Thanx to Done Right Foundations of Hamilton, MT (406-363-1393) |
 No Need for Wheelbarrows |
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 Not Gonna Blow Us Away |
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 Trench for the Power Lines |
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 Forms for the Foundation Walls |
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 Walls Poured |
 Power Lines Burried |
 And the Transformer Set |
 Nice Walls |
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 I-Beams For Strength |
 Septic Tanks - Ewwwww |
 Backfilling |
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 Setting the I-Beams |
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 350 feet of mess |
 The Road Takes Shape |
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 Thanx to Bjorn Johnson Construction (406-831-8079) for the Road, the Excavation, the Trench Digging, Landscaping and Septic system. |
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 Ready for the House |
 Landscaping |
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 Arriving |
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 Dwarfing Our Cars |
 Pulling onto the Land |
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 Ready to Slide On |
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 Setting up for the Slide |
 Half-way There |
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 Half On |
 Finally Together |
 Closest Neighbors |
 Living Room to Kitchen |
 Dining Room to Kitchen |
 Hall to Kitchen |
 Kitchen down Hall |
 Master Bathroom |