We headed down as a family on Sunday night to help finish the foundation work and start getting walls up. The floor had been poured, but we weren't quite sure what it was going to look like. Unfortunately the concrete mix had too much retardant added to it, so it took hours and hours to … Continue reading Foundation Finish and Wall Assembly
Month: June 2017
Camping
For the next few weeks this camp will be home away from home for at least one of us. I think it's a pretty nice set up. Cooking, cleanup and sanitation will be challenging, but that's camping. I slept really well last night, my cot is very comfy with layers of Thermarest, a sleeping bag, … Continue reading Camping
Prepping to Pour the Floor
We are getting really close to being able to pour the floor. Here's where we are. On June 4 & 5 Josh worked with Jeff of Jeff's Plumbing in Walsenburg to dig and lay out the underground pipes. It's a compact maze of pipes. On June 10 and 11 Josh worked with Barry to bury … Continue reading Prepping to Pour the Floor
Schedule
We would love to have help on this project or just company at our camp site. Below is a projected work schedule to get the house enclosed. You can see that there are many jobs to be completed between now and the date I would like the walls to begin going up. Much of this … Continue reading Schedule
Delivery Day
House delivery day was scheduled for Thursday, June 1. On Wednesday May 31 at 12:30 pm I received a call from our delivery driver that he was just pulling off the highway and would be there soon. Apparently the trucking company failed to tell me that the delivery schedule had been moved up a day. We … Continue reading Delivery Day
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