Foundation Done

It has been a long time coming. But the foundation is finally done. It has been promised that things will move along much quicker now. I am hopeful, but circumspect. Here are shots of the current state of the two projects:The final pour did not go exactly as had been expected. It took 12 hours, not unbelievable 1 hour as had been told to me by the contractor. When I got home at 8pm, they were just turning the lights off and leaving. And, the rain had just started.

They only problem the rain caused was that a gutter had been incorrectly placed, causing drips to eat away the finish in a small area. There probably is little that can be done here. Concrete is rather permanent.

A box for I had made to be buried in the concrete to allow a future drain pipe to be more easily placed, was allowed to drift to the surface and become visible. It was supposed to be buried. Communication works poorly with the contractor/sub-contractor relationships for these kinds of details. You have to keep it very simple if you are detail oriented person like myself.

Next up is the framing. I am hopeful that they will start next week. We will see. I will probably be more excited about posting when framing starts. I look back on the pictures so far and they don't seem to change much from one entry to the next.

I have been thinking about the siding a lot lately. We had decided to do a board and batten look. But I am concerned that it will look a little to "Rustic". I am thinking a horizontal T&G siding might be better, or perhaps an non-beveled lap siding. I need to discuss this with the contractor to see if it is possible to change still.

At this rate it will never be done!

Nearly a month since the last post and it doesn't look that much different. The foundations have yet to be completed. Nothing at all has changed in the last week. Although, I am told the next nice day, it will be done. On the barn, the sub-floor dirt work is done and the in-floor heating system is installed. The forms are all ready for the final pour.

On the office, the forms are done and the in-floor plumbing has been installed, although it was just discovered today that the toilet vent as currently installed will interfere with the bathroom window.

The first wood shipment has arrived and it is sitting out on the ground in front of the foundation (not in picture). They covered it with plastic, but not well and it is getting wet. The wood arrived last Thursday, two weeks after I paid for it.

I have to say this project is getting a bit depressing. I could really use the barn for an upcoming project but it won't be ready in time. And, it looks like we are going to have to rent a storage space to handle stuff that we need to eventually put in the new structures.

On an optimistic note, if all goes well, framing could start next week. But I guess I am not particularly optimistic.