Now I'm going to bolt these together with galvanized bolts. Okay, so we've got two pieces of 2 x 6 now that we're going to sandwich together, first with the glue. First, Star and I apply construction adhesive to the face of one plank, then set a second plank on top. The beams will be 4 x 6 timbers that we'll make ourselves by laminating two 2 x 6's together. With all four piers in place, we're ready to build our support beams. A little more digging and leveling and the remaining piers are ready to go. Once in position, the ends of the planks will dictate where to locate our second set of piers. To locate their position, we lay the ends of two 12-foot planks on the piers we just installed, and extend them across the creek, measuring to make sure the planks are parallel. Just set that right on top of the pier, would you? And just clamp that. Now we cross to the other side of the creek and get ready the set the two remaining piers. Then we dig for the second pier, set it in place and check to make sure it's level with the first. We check to make sure the first pier is level. Then, we drop our first concrete pier into place.ĭid you guys see that little torpedo level anywhere? The soil is moist, so the digging goes quickly. With shovels and hand tools, we begin leveling the ground where the piers will rest. Why don't we start by pre - preparing the ground here? The piers will support two long beams on top of which, we'll place wooden treads or planks. It will rest on four concrete blocks or piers, two on each side of the creek.
I have a pretty good idea of what kind of bridge will work best here. We don't want to be climbing up and down those. I can imagine water rushing through here and also, these banks - I guess you were telling me, get really slick, huh?
Well, today I'm headed to Eureka, California to visit Star and Esther Killian.
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