4th of July! (Day 17 - No work)

Have a happy and safe Independence day!

Day 16

Lesa called our PM Lou to get an update on the house. The current schedule is delivery of our wood on Friday 7/5 (Day 18) with framing to start on 7/10 (Day 23) or 7/11 (Day 24).

I really hope that the damn soaking weather pattern over the east coast moves off. I'm really sick and tired or rain!

Pictures! They are putting in the plumbing.

Day 14 & 15

Hi everyone, day 14 was rather boring so I didn't bother posting anything. Rain most of the day meant that not a whole lot got done.

Day 15 was another story though. The crew is going gang-busters on getting the drainage in and finishing up the foundation. I was hoping that they would be working away on the framing but our wood hasn't even arrived yet. Pictures!

Day 12 & 13

Not much happening this weekend. They worked on the drainage a bit. It looks like they will be finished up and ready to frame by Tuesday (Day 15).

Lesa and I went to Levin Furniture last night to see if we could find things we liked for the house. We currently have leather reclining sofa's. While they are nice I don't find them particularly comfortable. We will be putting the leather couches and chairs in the family room with a big screen tv and all of the game consoles for the kids. In the basement media room I wanted something extremely comfortable that had a fabric covering. We found a sofa that we could all agree upon, success! We also picked up the ottoman instead of a coffee table.

We paired the sofa with two of these end tables. Big enough for a lamp with handy cup holders!

We them moved on to picking our new kitchen table. We found a nice table, Lesa preferred a high table so the dog would be less of a problem while we eat. I thought it was cool because it has a lazy Susan in the middle with folding sides so it can be round or square. We also purchased 3 additional matching stools for the breakfast bar in the kitchen. This will give us plenty of seating for casual dining with guests!

Lesa is also trying to convince me that Brianna needs a new bed. With all of the other expenditures we have right now I think she can wait a while.

Day 11

The forms are off! Getting ready for the waterproofing and the drainage systems.

I went back later in the day. Sure enough even more done!

Day 10

Even with some strong storms moving through the area our PM managed to get our basement poured. I was pleasantly surprised when I stopped on my way home from work this afternoon. The project has had consistent progress in the first 10 days which has made Lesa and I very happy.

They dropped off the pvp pipe for our drainage system to boot!


 

Day 9

The forms have been installed and we are ready for concrete. Our PM Lou is humming along magnificently. Hopefully the weather holds off and the foundation is ready for framing by early next week.