OK. Bad joke, but it's way past my bedtime, so bear with me. :-)
The basement walls are up, the beams are in, they are getting the floor set for the heating tubes, and some joists have made an appearance! Enjoy!
I *love* the view down the valley!
Not strictly a construction photo, but much too cute to pass up!
Sewer
Water line
They finished the utilities and framed the basement! After all that planning and wait it seems like it's finally going together! Woo-Hoo! On to the pics!
OK, so while we are in Minneapolis, Tim and Joyce have been keeping up with the goings-on up on the ridge. Here's the lowdown from them:
The weather has been and continues to be fabulous... Today they got the electric wiring in except for the transformer. The water and sewer lines have been back-filled. The carpenters started today and as you can see, the sill plates and the steel I-beams have been set. Ken started the ditching along the driveway.
Onto the pics!
So today the utilities were run from the house down to the road. Sounds like a small job, till you remember how far it is. By comparison, the driveway is 650ft long. :-) Long way! Just a couple picks today, but still very exciting!
While our family is on vacation in Minnesota this week, Tim, Joyce, Mike and Melody are taking pictures of the progress so we can keep both ourselves and you up-to-date on the progress.
Today was backfilling around the house, and trenching the utilities up and down the hill.
Digging the "swayle" to
catch hill runoff and channel it around the house...
Landscape fabric on top of gravel/rocks next to the drainage pipe to increase drainage...nothing left to chance! Love it!
Getting the sewer line all hooked up.
Digging the trenches through the woods...
Pieces and parts for the various utilities to be installed...
The backfilled basement walls, waiting for framing... :-)
Slope of the hill at the walkout level...
Slope out front of the house, next to the entry...
More gravel was delivered for the driveway...
And our guest photographers, (L-R) Joyce, Melody, Mike and Tim (taking the picture). Thanks guys!
