Yes, the joists are being installed. The problem for us is that we have to go over or under to get out to the yard - and neither is easy. The joists are at a height that makes it tricky to get around. But we'll take a little inconvenience for the progress. Booya!
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Lumber Ready for Use
Lumber covered and protected from rain. We're hopeful this lumber will be in action next week. Not much else to report. Ciao.
New Scenery
The lumber arrived!! Came this morning. That's all that happened today, but it's okay. It is nice to come home and see something different everyday. Tomorrow's Friday and we'll see what gets done. Usually, Friday is a half day of work.Boxer jumped up on the lumber right away. I watched him carefully to make sure …
Hard At Work
Stopped by the house at lunch. Could tell lots of work being done as evidenced by the picture of what used to be a tree stump. Couldn't discern any other changes. In my mind I hear Mr. Contractor say, "Find something to keep you busy".
Activity Forecast to Pick Up
The Porto-Potti has arrived! I checked for a dead body and all was clear - it smells real nice right now. Doug advised us that soon there will be multiple crews here and lots of vehicles parked in the street. So, we're alerting our neighbors. It's so nice to be able to walk out the …
The Ghost of Vito Lives On
The piers are built - next to fill with cement - all is moving along nicely.You may notice that in the picture above the nearest pier appears out of alignment. It is. We asked Adam why it was that way. He indicated that when they were digging the first hole they ran into a drum …
Cement Poured!
As you can see the cement was poured today - this morning actually. I asked Adam, one of the workers, what the white stick thing was for. He said the top of represented the pour line - the bottles were placed on it to protect our doggies if they happened to fall in a hole. …
Cement coming soon…
The holes are ready for cement, I think. We had our first inspection so maybe something more will happen this week. Not sure what the plastic bottles are signifying - they're placed over a white stick-like thing. I'm clueless.Blocks arrived, too. Let's get going, Mr. Contractor. They built a brand new house over there on …
Gas Meter Moved and Rebar in Place
GRU moved our gas meter and installed a new line - all in less than a day. Cool!The rebar has been placed in the holes. Mr. Contractor is hoping to pour cement later this week. Our fingers are crossed.We're dealing a lot with doggie issues which we think are mostly caused by the stress of …
Remember When?
We needed to remember when the back yard was green and lovely. When the grass was lush and thick and inviting. Our backyard will once again be that oasis. But we must be patient.GRU is moving the gas meter tomorrow morning. We're hoping the footers will be poured this week. The notice of commencement has …