Construction Update #41

Okay, so my last update was just this morning. But since those photos were a week old, I thought I’d bring things current.

Truthfully, this floor is taking forever to get done. Everyday we get things done, then there are more things still to be done. Frustrating, but probably necessary.

The river is ripping and temps approached 100 on the 16th. The basement level stays remarkably cool. Speaking of cool, check out the tree I put in for accent. I went through 3 tanks of chainsaw gas to get it cut just so. It took 6 of us to lug it of the riparian bank and into place.

The sauna room shower is all glass blocked, and looking good. Just hope it survives the sheet rockers when they come in.

The first 30 boxes of Eldorado stone are staged for installation. I am thinking of also interspersing climbing holds with the rock walls. Hmmm.

Next week – more getting ready to get started to get going.

Steve

Construction update #40

8 weeks since we resumed, and finally some mud flowed. We poured the garage footings. I say ‘we’ but you notice there are no pictures until after the pour was over. I spent my day in court fighting for truth, justice and the American Way.

I saved money not getting a pumper truck, but my crew was pretty whipped by day’s end.

Next pour is the beams and stem wall. Then after that the slab with our brass fish from the Caldwell studio. Very excited about that.

Steve