Weather

Well as expected the rain has caused a delay this week, but it's not all bad. As everyone knows we really need the rain so we won't complain to much, as long as it lets up shortly and the slab can be poured. The original estimate was to pour concrete today, but if you look at the pictures the pad is not ready.

The plumbing was completed last week. If you remember I said the rain was a good thing. Well the hard rain the past couple of days allowed the loose soil you see above to become compacted once again which helps with the voids in the pad from the plumbers.

On Friday the concrete guys started their manual labor. The engineers are requiring a waffle foundation. Simply stated it means there will be concrete beams below the concrete slab that will reflect a waffle design. The slab will be poured on top of the concrete beams. This design is to prevent significant damages to the structure when the ground shifts.

The beams are 4' deep and 6" wide and are being dug by shovel.