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Building Decks and Domes: Learning By Doing
October 14, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Enjoy an old-fashioned, community-building, ‘barn raising’ type experience where useful skills are shared and learned. And where we all have a good deal of fun, too!
Learn as we build two types of typical basic decks and a geodesic dome greenhouse. Experts will be on hand to make presentations on the basic ideas and skills required, and will coach participants in the finer points. You will get to use a variety of hand and power tools and will leave with a deepened understanding of both the why and the “how to”.
Experts from Halifax Municipal Service will present on the new standards designed to make today’s decks far safer and more reliable, and an experienced carpenter will guide us in all the steps.
We will capture the wonder of geodesic dome building, led by someone who has already built two greenhouses from the same easy kit. There will be plenty of discussion about how to best use such a greenhouse to grow veggies and further one’s resilience and sustainability. We all could benefit from that! You will learn how to get your own kit and DIY it!
This will be an all ages event. Youths are also warmly welcome to come and experience this type of unusual event that was once quite common. Please come for any part of this you can. Even a few hours here will be rewarding for you and welcomed by us. Construction will happen in sequence, so come early to learn it from the start, or later for finishing details.
There is no cost to attend and all are welcome. All materials, refreshments, and lunch will be provided. We will post a list of hoped for tools to bring if you have them. Bring your own tools, or use ours!
Those staying to the end are invited to relax into a party on the new decks in the evening. Hosted by Transition Bay St Margarets.
Registration is not required, but is appreciated as it will enable us to know how much food and drink to have available. For more information email info@transitionbay.ca or call David Wimberly at 902-826-7846.
Rain date is Sunday, Oct. 15, or the next weekend if need be. Updates will be posted on our facebook page and web site, or you are welcome to call 902-826-7846 if the weather is looking questionable.
If you want to help make this happen, or perhaps bring folks from a group, please do call or write! We are also happy to have any volunteer support from those able to lead a crew for parts of this project.
Many thanks to professional carpenter Christian McElmon-Sullivan will be guiding the deck building, and Michael Smith, who is contributing local hemlock he has milled himself, footing excavation, and earth moving/lot improvement from his business Wolfgang Developments Ltd.