On Monday the 16th the basement was shored and backfilled with stone. You can see the boards all still in place which reinforced the basement walls during the backfill process. They remain there for a day or so until the concrete has had time to harden a bit more. In the meantime, stone was poured […]
The wall moulds were removed and the exteriors of all basement walls have been waterproofed and those that needed to be have been insulated with a fiberglass insulation. We also have stone on the basement floor and OUR FIRST WINDOW!!! It will sit like this now until Monday the 16th when it will be shored […]
January 10, 2006 – Basement walls were poured today and now they must sit for a week before any framing can take place on top of them. In the meantime, the moulds will be removed on the 12th and a water-proofing spray and fiberglass will be put on the walls to avoid moisture from being […]
Things are moving pretty quick… Thanks to our host with the most… Kraig Mackett. He’s an old friend of mine who is building this house for us. He’s a stud. So much so, that I have to pronounce it STUH-UHD… so as not to hurt my tongue. Today they set up the wall moulds for […]
They framed and poured the concrete footers today. This has to cure for a couple days and has to be inspected by the city before the basement wall moulds can go up and be poured. That is slated for Monday the 9th at the earliest. In the meantime they will probably put stone down on […]
So I went out to the lot on Tuesday to take pictures of the land prior to the digging which was scheduled for Wednesday… and what do I see when I arrive? So I guess them getting a head start isn’t a bad thing! WOOT!
Phantom was pretty insane… The 2,700 seat theater was sold out and what we thought were 4th row tickets turned out to be front row… Apparently the first three rows were removed for the orchestra pit. We sat completely front row center. If I were to extend my right arm I would have been punching […]
Mom: Thanks for all the prayers and phone calls I’ve gotten the past week. My mother was released from the hospital on Friday night. She has to give herself injections for the next week and will be on blood thinner pills for years… possibly the rest of her life… The blood thinners are to prevent […]
My mother is in the hospital… blood clot in her deep vein of her leg. If it moves it could cause a heart attack or stroke, so please be praying for her and the doctors that are treating her.
So I was hauling laundry back from across the parking lot today… 3 loads… all in one trip (that’s the only way a REAL man can do it) and it was snowing pretty good with about an inch of slush and ice on the ground already. When I get back into the apartment, Sarah asks, […]