The floor pour

First they drive little posts in the ground and level them with a string.
The string is then removed and the reinforcement
mat is installed and tied together.
After that little berms are made the height of the little wooden posts.
Then finally one by one the wheelbarrow loads of cement are leveled
off to the height of the berms until the entire floor is completed.

Plumbing & Stucco

This week was focused on covering the brickwork
with stucco for a nice square finish on the walls.
Plus we installed all the plumbing in the floors
to make ready for the pouring of the slab

next week.Both baths & the Kitchen were convienently located on one side of thehouse for ease in plumbing. Here it all is on the completed back wall.

Rain,Rain,Rain

Rumor has it it rained 12 inches in 18 hours on Tuesday,
which washed out a little of the access road to the development,
nevertheless the work on the house progressed rather nicely,
electrical boxes were cut in, cuts made in the walls, trenches dug
and holes were made thru the walls
for the plumbing I will be starting to install on Monday.
Much thanks being due to the crew for fixing the road so quickly!

Crown is Completed & Finish Begins

As the framing was being removed from the South side,
the rebar was being tied for the North Crown.Then the same framing that came off the South side was reinsialled on the North side,
and the Front of the house.
The framing was then poured full of concrete,
and by the end of the week the coating was being applied to the walls!

Crown,Floor & Septic All Begin

It was a pretty exciting week in allthe framing for the crown was done on the South East side
The Floor was then leveled

a little more material addedand then digging the hole for the septic system began
Dont tell OSHA we didn't have our steel-toe boots or safety hats!