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Hole for pier footing underneath garage slab
Re bar in place
Wet sonotube – lets try fiberglass
Installing fiberglass form
Lots of ‘crete!
Yes!
Supervising the pour
Pumping concrete
Waiting for concrete to cure
Seemed like a cool thing to do.
Is it still vertical?
Pier after form removed
Inside unfinished observatory
Second section installed
Operator with wireless crane control
First roof section being lifted into place
Rollamatic roof section and track
Ready to install Rollamatic roof
Le Sueur pier installed and everything fits!
Snow in the mountains
Bolts in place and read for pier
It started raining 30 minutes after the scope was installed!
Just a few pesky trees in the way of 360 degree view
Roof open

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