Of course, now there's weather...

Calvin and Andy had a large crew on Friday to pour our slab. Saturday they poured the garage. Sunday Andy sawcut 8 x 8 squares into the concrete for joints, etc. We tucked it in for a few days to protect it from weather (see the blankies?). Once that was finished, the wood was delivered for the rough framing. We've got it covered with plastic right now. We're supposed to have storms through Wednesday...

Then there was a slab...

WE HAVE CONCRETE! Could I be more excited? Only when I have framing...and a roof...and cabinets... Okay, so I'm having a great time documenting this, but Andy's doing all the hard work. He and Calvin had a great crew today to pour the concrete. Enjoy!

Waiting for weather...

We had a snap of cold, wet weather. The waiting was almost driving us crazy! The weather finally cleared up, although it was really cold for a couple of days. Andy and Calvin had everything prepped and ready for a good time to pour. They wanted to get a morning time so that it could set all day. They were so prepared they had time to do some extra work around town!

Early in the month...

Mom and Dad came on the 1st. Dad and Andy dealt with septic, inspections, and compacting the slab. Here are some shots... Andy's first setback was a septic/plumbing issue. We had to have an inspector come back out a second time. But we're all on track now!

Progress for Christmas

So we have footers and forms...a septic tank and lines for rough plumbing. We will be taking it easy for a day or two of really cold weather (oh, yeah, and the holidays). Check back in January!

Hello from soggy Southern Utah! Here are a few photos of the latest... As one of our neighbors observed, Andy's progress is nothing short of stunning. Other than the weather, we are facing few obstacles - so far. Andy now has a new assistant, and several other, slightly older ones. We will have visitors over Christmas break, but Andy will keep plugging along throughout. I think we're having a hail storm as we speak. Something just blew over...

12/17 The lot was graded over the weekend! We were busy with the puppy and now we have a space for the house.... Andy and Sarah(see photo) are on the lot right now, checking things out. She is going to be a good assistant. Andy mentioned footers and inspection for later this week. I'll add pictures:)