Monday, November 4, 2013

Building Update #11 - The Guest Worker Program

My parents got a reprieve this weekend because Jake's parents made a surprise visit from Chicago, showing up Friday with work gloves in hand!  Jake's college roommate showed up Saturday to help out, so we are seriously thinking about starting an official Guest Worker Program.

We have the foundations all prepped and are waiting for an inspection and then a warm weather window to pour concrete.  NOAA says Tuesday through Friday should stay above freezing long enough to let our concrete cure.  Fingers crossed!

Jake's Mom and Dad.

We shoveled stone to backfill the insulation form work to prevent it from "blowing out" when the concrete is poured. 

We built forms for the concrete apron at the garage entrance. 

We had to slope the stone around the garage foundation to promote drainage.  This is the insulation skirt that is four feet wide around the perimeter.  
The garage all back filled as well.  The black pipe is our foundation drain that we had to relocate to provide the slope for the skirt insulation. 

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