Our plans are now set in stone…well concrete. The footer was poured yesterday and is now a lovely shade of “green”. We were blessed with a cloudless sky, warm temperatures and a perfect combination of friends and family to get this first pour completed.
I found it amusing that the six of us ‘workers’ waited patiently for the concrete truck to arrive only to realize that we had forgotten the simple tasks that need to be completed before the pouring begins. Extension cords for the stinger, wheelbarrow routes, assigning tasks, ect.
Even still, the pour went very smoothly and with smiling faces and good conversations. Dad only sprayed me once in the face with concrete from the vibrator. I am, however, beginning to really notice the years weighing upon me as I literally could not stand up straight after bending over finishing the surface for an hour or so.
After a hard day of concrete work we met with the plumber to discuss what we needed to keep him moving in the process. He is “squeezing us in” between other projects to complete the underground work so we can prep for the slab on grade foundation. So, rather than kicking back and watching a lovely Sitka sunset, we coerced Grandpa into babysitting and spent the hours of our evening shoveling D-1 gravel into place so the plumber could begin this morning…. The calluses are already beginning to form. Two more pours to go.
I found it amusing that the six of us ‘workers’ waited patiently for the concrete truck to arrive only to realize that we had forgotten the simple tasks that need to be completed before the pouring begins. Extension cords for the stinger, wheelbarrow routes, assigning tasks, ect.
Even still, the pour went very smoothly and with smiling faces and good conversations. Dad only sprayed me once in the face with concrete from the vibrator. I am, however, beginning to really notice the years weighing upon me as I literally could not stand up straight after bending over finishing the surface for an hour or so.
After a hard day of concrete work we met with the plumber to discuss what we needed to keep him moving in the process. He is “squeezing us in” between other projects to complete the underground work so we can prep for the slab on grade foundation. So, rather than kicking back and watching a lovely Sitka sunset, we coerced Grandpa into babysitting and spent the hours of our evening shoveling D-1 gravel into place so the plumber could begin this morning…. The calluses are already beginning to form. Two more pours to go.
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