Todd & Alyson Minett

We took a break from working on the tree house this weekend. Our nephew Todd got married. It was a beautiful wedding on Sarasota Beach.

Through Life as you go may happiness flow Todd & Alyson.

Jetting Conduit

Royce glued the electrical conduit together then used a water hose and jetted the electrical conduit under the driveway.

One piece got hung up and wouldn't go completely through to the other side so we had to abandon it and run another one to replace it.

He finally got all the conduit underground.

Next we have to get it up the pole to the treehouse.

Digging Electric Lines

We have a tall order to fill. Grandkids want to watch cable, play video games, telephone, and be cool, not only looking cool but actually being cool, weather wise, when up in the tree house. The adults want those same things and a few more added to the list, like running the blender for those stress relief drinks. That takes electricity.

First we had to remove two tall bushes and dig a deep hole to run conduit under our driveway. Electric, phone, and cable takes a lot of digging for the conduit that encases the lines. And since there is trees all over the yard, that means there is roots, roots and more roots.

Digging the trench was an all day job! Is was really slow going. The first foot just below the surface was nothing but roots.

Royce did the hardest part shoveling and cutting through all the roots and I did the rest, shoveling out the dirt creating a trench up to my knees.

When the shovel wouldn't go through the roots, he had to swing an ax.

Katy looks on, supervising our work and trying to figure out just what we are trying to do.

Katy thinks this looks like too much hot work so she leaves to go lay in the cool shade.

Royce just can't belief how thick the roots are in this area, he's frustrated and his hands are getting blistered from swinging the ax.

Just a few more feet to go and the trench is finished.