Rain delay

Structural engineer visited the site on Monday. Met him out there to look at setup. Everything checked out, just a few points to look at to make sure adequate concrete coverage around rebar.


The bigger problem is rain. Project manager also was at site and agreed to postpone the pour until next week. The water will need to be pumped out & lime applied under plastic moisture barrier. Chance if rain all week but looks clear next week. This time waiting is not a problem.


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Slabwork

We skip driving by the lot for one day (the calendar showed work on Monday) and look what we find! More foundation prepwork. Two friends went to meet us at the site to see the (previous) progress and we were surprised to see so much had happened over the weekend. We can see clearly where the structural load is. It's become even easier to see the layout of the first floor and garage.  Of course, all I mainly see is tons of rebar / metal. Talk about getting your heart rate going!

We've put in a request to meet the structural engineer out at the site when inspection is done. We're pleasantly surprised overall at the height of the foundation. We've had concerns about the home looking squatty next to the neighbor's but with 12 foot ceilings and the foundation height we should be fine. They layout and use of the property is what we were looking for. 

We are hoping for good weather during the pour. We have chosen stained polished concrete for the first level and it is best if there is no rain on the slab after pouring. Of course most days this week have forecasted 30% chance of rain or more. Lucky us.

Finally to really prove to us that they are going to build this house, the obligatory port-a-potty arrived.  :-)

  

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OMG progress!

So things have begun moving along! I guess when nothing seems to have happened for so long, every little bit of action is exciting. We stopped by the lot last evening and came across this sight! Actually the plumbing for sewage went in today, but the slab frame went up yesterday. A quick call to the builder today and we now have an updated calendar. Plumbing inspection on Friday. Begin digging for foundation and then (get this!) possibly slab poured next week. This is crazy!!! We are months away from completion but it feels great to begin to see progress.
We have a list of things we need to do soon though.

• Confirm the color of acid-etched concrete on the ground level (super dog friendly surface!)
• Order the hookup of the temporary electric source from Reliant
• Arrange for water setup
• Get plumbing rough-ins to builder office
• Get back to drawing board on carpet (sure ain't gonna upgrade carpet with 2 dogs)
• Finalize tile selections
• Finalize a countertop selection in the master bath - very cool new choice just made available. We're strongly considering changing from the quartz solid surface in the master bath to a new product.

Wow. We realize that this is just a start, but we've been waiting for this start for quite some time. Initially the shell should've been constructed by the time that school started this fall. Now that we don't have time off, we're at this stage. Go figure. LOL.

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Stakes!

So I spoke too soon. Drove by today and see that they've staked the lot. Got us a bit excited, although anything happening at the lot gets us worked up. Maybe more next week?


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W a i t i n g

Yep. Just waiting. Apparently the permit has been held up. Oh and our builder is on vacation.

We did look at another option for the bathroom countertop that we are living and about 30% less than the Okite option we had chosen.


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Permits

So we are waiting......again. The building permit has been held back due to some clarification needed on the front overhang. The engineers were to finish up some drawings and possibly the permit will be issued today. We shall see. It would be great to be able to see this foundation poured before school actually began. Won't hold my breath though.


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