Construction Update #25

Finally finished up with the backfill work. Native material, 5/8 minus, CDF, geofoam and who knows what else. Testing with the nuclear densometer went well.

To avoid a repeat between the middle and top floor, I got the engineer to bring the top floor foundation down to the middle level – essentially enclosing otherwise expensive backfill space. Makes Katie’s room and Debbie’s bath much larger. Good call.

Course, the larger foundation meant trouble for the concrete truck access. Eric thought he had it figured by first building the far away foundation and leaving access for the truck. Save a thousand bucks on a boom truck. Things went awry when the driver refused to get close to the foundation. Note the photo of Eric and the driver, and the photo of Randy and Matt before being told to grab shovels and wheelbarrows for a 10 yard haul.

The building department inspected the enlarged footprint. It was their first visit in over a month. I was anxious. Not about the footprint, but about the riparian issues. The inspector loved the straw. But later, two more suits showed up. A shorelines guy and a planner. They also went away impressed and said not to worry about the lady from Fish and Wildlife. Whew.

The view remains spectacular.

Steve