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New deck and observatory install

Got the deck taken out, and my buddy and his small crew put in an 18 inch round pier with a T base 5 feet deep. The dirt in my hill is super strong and solid, and I'm guessing that pier base isn't moving at all if much at all. Just levelled the J bolts (except he used screws with flat square 3 inch plates on the end. It'll be solid. So, that part is done. Monday they install the actual deck, should be done my tuesday. Wed. my observatory shows up. Can't wait.

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Comment by Charles Dunlop on April 6, 2012 at 4:37pm: lol Basti. Been looking at the photo's of the assembly, making me feel a bit better.

Comment by Marc Basti on April 6, 2012 at 4:32pm: Think of it as practice for when the kids arrive and you have to assemble their the x-mas gifts Santa Claus lol. Marc

Comment by Charles Dunlop on April 6, 2012 at 12:36pm: This dome doesn't look very easy to assemble. I'll be on it though. No shortcuts and carefully read every step before I do it. One thing that sucks, is there's no holes in parts, so I need to drill everything myself. That's scary for me to be truthful.

Comment by Charles Dunlop on April 5, 2012 at 6:16pm: Pier fits into the bolts. This will be challenging but I'll be ecstatic once it's done.

Comment by Charles Dunlop on April 5, 2012 at 6:10pm: first wall ring. there's two wall rings, then a base ring with wheels and stuff. I'll build all that tomorrow. Then Saturday I'll get technical with the dome itself, etc. It's very complicated build, feeling a bit over my head frankly, but I'm just going to go for it.

Comment by Charles Dunlop on April 5, 2012 at 6:09pm: Pier base ready to roll. The deck does not touch the pier base at all. Can walk around the deck and even jump on it and it likely won't shake the scope. Stoked.