Addition - Days Two through Nine

DAY TWO:
No pictures - although I should have taken some of my great husband being a stone cutter. Because of all the issues yesterday we had to cut additional concrete away and because of the additional expense that would be incurred Jim decided to take on the project himself. He did an amazing job of getting it ready for the next guy to take over!

DAY THREE:
No action at all....Sigh

DAY FOUR:
The back hoe comes and we have a trench. It's just like a war zone. The kids thought it was great to play World War One in the trenches with the air soft guns. It was really quite amazing to watch the back hoe in action. It's like an extension of his arm when he moves. It's such a huge machine, but Juan operated it like it was not big deal. He could get right up next to the concrete and not touch it at all. It was interesting to see how much effort went in to cutting the concrete and how little effort the back hoe used in destroying it.

DAY FIVE:

Sunday. A day of rest, but such a mess!

DAY SIX, SEVEN & EIGHT:

Labor day, but the foundation contractor was there bright and early ready to work. He poured the footers, which put a damper on the "war" reenactment, but we moving along. Tuesday we finally had our first inspection and we could then start building the stem walls. Wednesday the stem walls cured. We're back on schedule...

DAY NINE:

Here we go again....

Foundation contractor here

Insulation contractor MIA

Inspector comes, but the insulation isn't ready so we missed the next inspection. Our foundation contractor really pulled through for us and found someone to do the insulation so that the back fill can start and we can pour the flat work. We called the inspector and he said it was OK to continue with the back fill, but he would still have to come back Friday to inspect.

The excavator comes, but doesn't think he can back back fill, so he starts to prep the side for the patio. A day late and dollar short. The story of our project!

The Excavator is supposed to be here bright and early Friday morning to start the back fill and finish the prep for the flat work. Hopefully we'll recoup some time tomorrow!

Stay tuned....