Slab Is Poured

In the last 10 days Kurk has taken a few days off to do some prep work around the lot. After the foundation was stripped we got in 11 slinger trucks full of road base (crushed rock) and 2 slingers full of sand and spent time compacting and leveling it all. A couple of late cold nights and everything was level and ready for the plumber to dig it all up! The plumber laid all the pipes and connected the water, sewer, and storm drain. Kurk and I finished the drain tile and leveled out the foundation. The electrician connected the hydro, cable and phone. The excavator filled in all the holes and brought in 2 loads of road base and leveled off the driveway and front porch. Kurk and I laid out all the poly over the road base to protect the slab from water. This all leads up to today when they started pouring the slab and garage at 10:30. We have passed all but 1 inspection but the plumber says not to worry and go ahead and pour (lets hope he is right). Our framer should be ready to go on Monday and by the end of next week we should start to see something that will look like a house. I will post pics later I always feel a little silly taking pics with all the trades people around. We have met some of the neighbors and there is going to be lots of kids which will be great. Hopefully lots of babysitting work for Kayla.

It takes A Family To Build A House

Today Kurk, Kayla, and Joshua spent the day at the lot. I stopped in between soccer, ballet, and day camp. Keith was a very welcome help offering an extra pair of hands and the knowledge we need to accomplish the days work. The day was spent putting up foundation insulation, putting rainwater drainage in place, and hauling away the scrap wood. I did manage to get a few pictures of everyone hard at work.

The foundation was poured yesterday and we passed the city and the engineer's inspection. YEAH! one inspection done 5 or 6 to go. So today one of the framers spent the day stripping the forms. They will finish stripping forms tomorrow and Kurk will spend the weekend putting in the drain tile.

Ready To Pour Foundation

The foundation will be poured tomorrow and we have called for our 1st inspection. The initial electrical had been placed and the plumber has put in his paint cans to mark where the pipes will be. We where going to truck in some clean fill for the back yard but our neighbour is digging out his crawl space, so there will be no room for a dump truck to pass. The neighbour is giving us his fill and hopefully it will be good enough not too many rocks to be the very bottom base for our lawn. Kurk and I mapped out our back patio today and picked out the fireplace. My perception of things is not very good and I am having a hard time visualizing the size of everything. I keep telling Kurk it looks smaller than where we live right now which is impossible as it is 1242 SQ Ft larger.

The Beginning Of Our Home

Well we have finally started construction. The first 2x4 was laid to start the construction of the foundation on November 5th. The guys worked fast the first day and even though the rain was a huge downpour today (6th) the guys worked on and have completed most of the forms. Right now our only concern is that the people that have bought our house on Glanford come up with the money as we have granted an extension on the closing date which was supposed to be the 4th. Right now we are trusting God that he is guiding us through this journey and that His will, will be done.