Cutting

Dan has been cutting the foam at a 45 degree angle along the foundation walls.

Leaks

The water system wasn't holding air - for the second time. Although it passed inspection, it developed two leaks. Hopefully this will be the last leak and we can get the slab poured later this week.

Radiant Floor Tubing

Two men from Ted's Plumbing & Hydronics are installing the tubing. Dan is finishing up the "fines" in the garage area.

Our own dump station

Pushing the gravel

Gus and Nancy came for a few days on their way home from Creede, CO where they were attending an RV rally. We sure enjoyed their visit and help today!

Double rainbow

This view of the double rainbow is to the east. The garage area has about several inches of "fines" or gravel, in preparation for the radiant floor tubing.

Cutting the Foam

We were lucky to have our friend, Curt Sorenson, help us install insulation under the slab. After Curt and Karen finished taping the insulation, Curt cut the foam for the stem walls. Dan was busy putting glue on the foam for the stem walls.

Garage floor is "foamed"

We have put down the black plastic and the foam on the garage floor. We still need to put foam on the sides of the stem wall in the garage area.

Foam

The 1 1/2 " slab insulation foam was delivered this morning. Dan and I plan to install it ourselves.

August 15, 2010

We have hired a consulting firm, U Build It, to help us build our house.

Sandbox

Tools needed for leveling the "sandbox" included:
the bobcat, the rakes, the shovels, the string, & the measuring stick.
Dan, using his bobcat, moved buckets of dirt into the needed areas, Karen and Mary used the shovel & rake to smooth the dirt and then the string and measuring stick to ensure the correct level. This view is to the North and we are working in "Dan's room."

August 10, 2010

Ted's Plumbing and Hydronics and Tony Carestia Excavating worked today on the rough-in plumbing and the septic systems. Ted has had to wait for some parts to arrive before calling for an inspection. Hopefully he'll finish up tomorrow.

Tony has worked hard on installing our septic system. He'll bring some more gravel up tomorrow to finish up the leach field and wait for the inspector.

8-9-10

Mary (Dan's sister) is here and she is helping us get organized!

August 6, 2010

The rain came.

Compacting

After back filling the ditch, Tony, the excavator, is compacting the soil.

Back filling

This view is to the East.

August 4, 2010

Digging the ditch from the house to the cistern and connecting the hose to the cistern.

Finished Foundation

The guys came back today and removed the forms from the stem wall. It looks really good, no voids, etc. Next up is backfilling once I get the water line stubbed in.