5/12/19
Building Summary: Today I started off by fastening the interior side of Wall #1 in place. This was followed by my initiation of shower shenanigans – tasks that consisted of unboxing the stall’s tempered glass siding and leveling out / tightening the little legs underneath the shower base.
For afternoon activities, I measured, plotted, and dug hole #3 for Container #2.
Commentary: As noted above, I dug hole #3 for Madre’s container office. It seems that my rate of digging is exactly one 26″ by 28″ by 60″ hole per hour, for that is the speed at which I dug the prior two holes as well. I could likely perform the task faster if they were larger diameter holes*, but that would make placing the pylons a far greater hassle**.
On this note, I still stay it was a worthwhile trade: digging four holes in exchange for Madre’s painting of Jacobhouse. Sure, digging the holes are likely harder work than painting the side of a container, but the time investment of cleaning and painting a container home is much larger than digging four ‘pits’ of admittedly sizeable proportion (and time is a luxury I’m willing to work quite hard for). Between digging and setting the container I will have 6-7 hours invested – this, in exchange for something that would have likely taken me a week’s worth of mornings.
So, once again, thank you Madre for painting Jacobhouse… and for making Jacob, too! Happy Mother’s Day.
Just a lil’ hole in the ground. 
Same hole with shovel for scale.
Final Note: Tomorrow, seeing as the shower base is now level, I will begin assembling the stall via AH Furnico’s instructional video (link).
*For the last foot or so, it becomes quite difficult to lift dirt out of the hole (the shovel handle really begins to get in the way due to the hole’s width/ length).
** As Padre and I learned from placing the pylons for Jacobhouse. Larger holes = more wobbly pillars and much much more hole-filling time.
That top picture is ridiculous. .. enjoyed this.