Shoreline stabilization update - Wednesday, Nov 27

Managed to make some progress on the stairway this week, in between the rain and snow.

Building concrete block wall for stairs support

Finished block walls

Filling up between the walls with sand and rubble to support the step pours.

 Have a very Happy Thanksgiving  !

Shoreline Stabilization update - Friday, Nov 22

Stairway under construction.  Stepped footings have been completed. Next step: laying concrete block on top of the footings to create the sides of the stairway. 

Using a string line to establish a reference for the stairway slope and elevation

Since we had the skid steer for one more day, Steve used the machine to begin cutting a wide terrace just above the top edge of the rip-rap stone.  The finished concrete stairway will exit onto this terrace (will post photos of terrace under construction soon).  

ShorelineStabilization update - Tuesday, Nov 19

 All the rip rap is complete, save the area bordering the concrete stairway, which will be completed after the steps have been formed and poured.

Competed rip rap

Steve suckin' leaves 

Poured the first two levels of the stairway footings today

Sunset, Lake Nottely

Shoreline Stabilization update - Sunday, Nov 17

Take a ride with our Heavy Equipment Operator on the skid steer 

Up the hill for more stone....

....fill the bucket....

....back down the hill with the stone.....

....and dump

and repeat ( ....until the pile is gone ! )

Shoreline Stabilization update - Saturday, Nov. 16

Friday - Rolling out geotextile fabric 

Fabric rolled out and staked down

Saturday AM - Heavy Equipment Operator Steve dumping rip-rap stone 

Shoreline rip-rap in progress

End of Day 1 rip-rapping

Shoreline Stabilization update - Thursday, Nov 14

This is Breeze, Jim Haskin's dog.  She comes to see me every day while I'm working down at the shoreline. She's just a puppy. Her favorite game is to grab a tool out of my bag and run off with it.  Jim says she's a little clepto.  Several of my tools have gone missing since she started coming to visit. 

Shoreline Stabilization update - Tuesday, Nov. 12

The first two truckloads of rip-rap stone were delivered today  ( the job should take 4 1/2 dump truck loads ). Staged the stone in the driveway. 

From there, we'll move it down to the shoreline with the skid-steer machine.

A family of Mallard ducks stopped by yesterday to check out my progress.

    

Shoreline Stabilization update - Week 1

The shoreline has been reshaped, and a reasonable slope has been established. Here's a few photos of the work so far.

TVA 26A permit posted

Undercut shoreline before reshaping

Shoreline with new slope, ready for rip-rap

Checking the slope using inclinometer app

The bottom section of footings - steel-reinforced concrete foundations which anchor the stairway to the lake bed  - have also been dug.