So, anyone's guess on how odd a 30 ft tower on the front left hand  side of the house will look (here we're only up 20 ft)?  I tell myself that if we continue with the remodeling plans, we'll eventually go up another story with the right side of the house, and then the height difference won't be so much.

 

We got a lot done in one weekend. Of course a lot to go, but it's something to see two stories up.

Lynn seems to have no fear. He's the only one to get up on the scaffold. I did a little climbing to hand up things, but it wasn't easy.

The clouds moving in, and we can see how accurate the circle is.

Bart and I really had to help with this project. I got a bit worn out, but Bart kept lifting boards and standing up braces.

Of course Lynn had the hard job up in the air with most things just a little higher than what's comfortable to reach and drill.

Putting up the first part of the arc was the hardest. The rest wasn't easy, but there was something to attach to.

Getting ready to pull up a board..

The dry concrete slab. We spritz it every once in a while, but the forms can come off in a couple of days.

Goopy but smooth. That's a jitterbug sitting off to the side.

Once it was delivered, Lynn spent a few hours making it absolutely smooth (wish he'd been around when we were pouring our concrete countertops).

Covering all the rebar and checking the footer trenches to be sure they filled up ok.

Ken and Lynn spreading the concrete. Bart is behind the camera watching how it goes (of course I was off riding).

Lynn suggested we get 'metered' concrete. There was a company down the road that delivered it. It ended up being a good idea. We thought we needed 7 yards, but only needed 6, and since it's mixed on the spot, we only used and paid for 6....

We'll finally be able to see the horses in the pasture from the house.  Not a bad view.

We'll also get a good view of the fort. I think it either goes or gets some major renovation work done...

The side view facing the neighbors. In the winter the trees will probably be sparse, but that's what curtains are for.

Ready for the concrete to be poured. The rebar is attached to the main house foundation and goes all around in the footer area.

A lot of dirt to dig, and some hard gravely stuff. We only cut one line (telephone), but found the electric line in time.

Next digging and the forms. It's going to be interesting to see how we tie into all the roof angles. Also no garage access until the wood forms come up and get removed from the driveway.

First just a layout of the plan. 14' in diameter and we hope to go up about 24'. One 8' floor and one 12' floor. We also want roof access for the telescope.