Going up!

I'm thrilled to report that the walls are going up!

Dan Largent completed the block walls a week or so ago. Popp Excavating came back out to back fill in preparation for pouring the garage slab, established the new driveway grade, and installed our (GIANT) new septic tank & field. We are now well prepared for lots of visitors to come and use the bathroom! Well, except that we don't actually have a working bathroom.... minor detail.;)

Ben and Tom also spent a lot of time re-forming and pouring new walls for the (old) basement access steps to replace the crumbling stone walls that were there. The Concrete Service came out last weekend to pour that part. All told, there is nearly 22,000 pounds of concrete now helping to support the old foundation where it had crumbled.

Ben in the basement checking out the new concrete walls

While the guys worked hard on that, Elsie and I took a bike ride to Barb's Bakery! She did great on the nearly 3 mile round trip!
















This week might have been the most exciting for me... to see the walls go up! The concrete floors have not yet been poured, that will happen this week. But, four walls for the garage are in place! Floor trusses are coming next for the second story.

 I'm not sure, but it seems like we may be tracking close to "on-schedule" for a labor-day move in. That's good news, considering we're expecting a new baby boy at the end of October;)

In a fitting father's day, Ben and his dad spent the entire day today building stairs to the basement in the new bilco access and ran conduit for future use for plumbing and electrical if needed under the garage floor.

We are so fortunate to have such great dads (and our entire family) in our lives!

Elsie and Nana exploring at Peterson Park.