Week 7 - September 1 thru September 5

September 1 thru September 5

The wall work is completed for now.....at least one more row will have to be added later so that the concrete can be poured. The paid crew is back at work.

The beam is in place to support the main floor of the house.

The back wall of the basement is in, complete with framing for three windows (two for Amy's rooms, and one for the playroom for the grandkids) plus an 8 foot sliding door (so Den can get stuff in and out of the soon-to-be workshop towards the front of the house.

This is how Den is preventing erosion from the back of the Great Wall.

The long pile in front of the house is the pile of floor joists. Den had a panic attack the day these came in...When we arrived on the site, all of the pallets from the stone they had laid over labor day were missing (we get a $$$ refund from the stone supplier if we return the pallets). Dennis was sure that someone had stolen them and was cursing as he tromped all over the site. But, no worry....they are under the pile, supporting the floor joists!

And here is the view from the top of the hill.