Getting Busy

Well, the boys have been busy over the last week since the foundation was poured. The forms came off the next day & a few patches had to be made because the concrete was setting too quickly near the end. Then Phil worked on putting on the moisture sealer (the black stuff) & he started to back-fill into the foundation in preparation for our second pouring. He worked for 2 days by himself with a wheelbarrow, moving gravel back into the hole. Finally, he called Tom to come in & use the excavator to finish it up.

Today, the boys are putting up the framing for the pony wall & some floor supports & Phil is stapling down the plastic sheeting over top the crushed gravel that has been compacted. The concrete will be poured over that & that should be it for big machinery (other than the excavator back-filling once the drainage is all put in around the perimeter).

So - tomorrow - Thursday, August 2nd, we are SUPER BUSY!! The concrete truck is arriving at 9 am for the floor & deck footings. Then at noon, the Lady Rose is bringing in the first shipment of building material & the boys will start framing on Friday.

I will take photos tomorrow & during the course of the framing to show you what's going on. They are very enthusiastic & feel that they will get this up in no time! (word was by the end of next week)

Pretty exciting!! We've been very fortunate to have nice sunny weather - the boys actually start at 7 am to beat the heat - there isn't too much shade on the site & I'm awake by then, so the noise isn't too bothersome.

Photos coming soon!