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.