Johnny the soil tester guy was just here with his truck and drill. In order to build a foundation - the city requires a soil test to make sure there is not any "tile clay" in the foundation area. Tile clay expands and contracts when it gets wet causing the foundation to heave - very much like foundations break up north when water gets under them and freezes. Our soil was mostly sand and will make an excellent foundation. We will build a full foundation - then fill it in with sand - then pour a concrete floor on top of it. Our building will be tied to the foundation with long anchor bolts.
Remember when Martin Luther King talked about the "red hills of Georgia"? You can see from our soil samples that Harry and Nancy live on the "red hills of Tallahassee" just 10 miles south of Georgia.
Next step - tomorrow the engineers must do a wind test on the workshop/guesthouse design. Because we are in Florida - even though we are 28 miles from the nearest Gulf beach - and 180 feet above sea level - we must do a wind test. We must also put all the hurricane straps - and metal clips - that are required in the rest of the state - in our building.
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