Taking advantage of my day off from Louisville jury duty I was able to install the outward facing fascia on Ravine #2. This one was more challenging than the other side since the plaster and screen wire extended several inches past the wood sub-structure. This required the addition of wood blocks and extenders of the bottom cross pieces.
Access underneath was limited to say the least so I didn't want to put screws through the backs of the legs. So here's was I did.
There's no structural load on the fascia so the blocks need to be secure, but not necessarily strong. I used my DeWalt with the flex extension, the right angle drive head as well as the bit mounted directly in chuck. I also used longer screws than necessary since they were star drive and were less prone to cam-out.
Here's the fascia in place.
I cut some foam to fit into the openings on the upper right and installed some scrap foam in the gap on the left. I then masked the ravine so plaster wouldn't get too far into the finished area and then used Sculptamold to reshape these areas. Next session I'll color them to match the rest of the rocks.
And here's the installed fascia. All fascia will be painted hunter green.
Won't be long now before trains run over this bridge.
After touching up the ravine, I'll work on the back edge of the city platform, finish landscaping all the enclosed areas in this back section, add the culvert and landscape, and then, and only then be ready to build Ravine #1 and install the two deck truss bridges permanently. I estimate this is about a month away.
I think I'm going to alter the process for the next ravine by installing the fascia before finishing the plastering. I wasn't really happy with the gaps that needed filling after installing fascia after plastering. On all the other edge work, the fascia was installed first and it worked pretty well. I would also make fitting it easier with just some screen wire to move around.
