UPDATE ON SARPY CREEK CABIN 5/17/10…
We had quite an adventure last week getting started on the project! The last couple of weeks have been winter like in Montana. We had snow mixed with rain, which meant a lot of mud and delays. We also had a truck break down hauling supplies to the site…it was my truck! Fortunately our excavator came to the rescue!
We were carrying a load of ICF forms, which we are using for the foundation. These are insulated concrete forms that go up like Lego’s and form the foundation walls. The end result is a double insulated foundation wall. We also had form boards for the footings and rebar, tools etc. Anyway our truck bite the dust about 5 miles from the property. Good thing for us that Rich Woolich (our excavation expert) found us and knew the rancher where the truck broke down. What a great neighbor we meet! Dave Reeding (the rancher) hooked up the trailer to his pick up and we all headed up the hill to deliver the materials! Believe it or not Rich drove us to town, (40 miles away) for a motel room and Dave helped us tow the truck back to Billings for repair the next day! The best part was getting to know these guys and gettin’ the scoop on the fishing and hunting in the area. Jason and I plan to check out the fishing on the Big Horn River next time we go out there to work?!
We did get good news on the well…hit water at 470 feet and should get excellent results once the casing is put in the hole. Looks like the well driller hit the mother load so we should have over 10 gpm. Of course the building site is one of the highest points on the ranch so we expected it to be deep.
The foundation hole is excavated now so soon we will be pouring the foundation
I did stay at the cabin we have for sale at Sarpy. Block – 41 has demanding views and has fingers with deep ravines. One can view a lot of deer feeding in the meadows on top of the ravines. I had some nice walks along the ridge tops through the meadows. This is
excellent property for hunting on one’s own land.
$199,500 owner financing available! 160 ac. Make an offer! Call me 406 220-1563
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