Workout tomorrow

So Marla and I picked up two groundhog anchors today. We'll be starting on the deck tomorrow and they will be the first step. $142 + tax each which was less than I thought they would be. They do look a little daunting but I reviewed some pictures from when our house was being built and we'll be pretty much going into ground that was excavated when the foundation was done.

Here's the 8 foot ground hog in all it's glory. We'll need to make small posts using 2x6s to go from the L braket at the top to the beam for the deak. All of it up to the top of the flights need to go in the ground (the flight comes off and is installed when the groundhog is fully in the ground).


We also got the equipment needed to screw the hog (ha ha) into the ground. It's a pretty hefty sleeve with four receptacles for a 6 foot steel bar to fit on. Slip the sleeve over the hog (mmm sexy) and use the bar to twist. Should be fun.