In spite of the weather — we had a high of 14° degrees today — the great crew was out working. They reformed and poured the remaining garage footings, this time at the correct height. When we got there, they were covering the cement with vast expanses of plastic and setting up heaters in the [...]
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My face froze off just taking pictures. How do these guys do it all day? Does their blood thicken? The big storm came in over the weekend. The kids loved it. I didn’t. Here’s the math: SNOW ≠good for construction Still, they were out there getting the job done. I’d love to hand out [...]
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Today we saw the first real sign of construction. Sure, we’d had some excavation. But that’s digging down. This was the first, serious, tangible sign of building up. Seeing the forms in place and prepped and the cement poured in was a wonder to behold! Construction! Unfortunately, when Sam went over he noticed that a [...]
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City building inspector came out. Bad news. Preliminary information wrong. Too much clay in soil. Must dig trenches all around foundation. Must bring out gravel sprayer truck. Must fill trenches with immense amounts of gravel before pouring footings. Ugh. That will add unexpected money and two days to the build so that house doesn’t slide [...]
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