Cribbing: How It Is Done

Due to its age and the harsh weather conditions, the cribbing that supported both the store and the fish stage needs important repairs. We need to replace rotten logs with new ones in order to prevent the building’s partial or complete collapse into the ocean. As opposed to building a foundation on solid ground, the construction of cribbing involves practical knowledge about the natural elements. From the harvest of selected lumber in the beginning to the installation of the “pile junks” at the end, it is a lengthy and methodic process that can provide us insight on how to work with the forces of the tides, winds, waves and ice. The animated diagram below illustrates the process of cribbing as explained by Freeman and Jeff who stayed on site to install the fresh logs in place. <a href="https://medium.com/@shorefast/cribbing-how-it-is-done-8dac13961c75">Read More</a>