We are now at the end of Week 5, and due to good weather there has been astounding progress. These Commonwealth men have been KRANKING!
Here's were we were last week:
This was the finished footer, with the brick wall. This was Wednesday night, on Thursday, Steve filled the foundation with gravel and waterproofed the base with a plastic liner.
Thursday night there was a dreadful deluge, and this waterfeature was the result. It filled Steve's foundation with about a foot of water. That's the sump pump chugging away. He was able to clean it all up, however, because...
Below is the finished flooring that new guy, Tim and Steve finished last Friday. They secured that tarp really well, so it didn't flap at all.
Friday, a guy with a backhoe came and they dug and graded around the new addition. The remainder was this six foot pile of stinky wet muck. Eww.
Finally here's a pic of the finished upstairs window. with the new bricking around it. They still have to put the framing on each side, but it looks pretty good!
Next up, Week 5 recap!
s'all for now,
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Its great that you are so pleased with their progress, and that the progress is so noticeable.
ReplyDeleteFYI - We signed our contract yesterday. Demolition/construction begins June 8. Yikes!