Week 3 now and we have concrete forms in the ground! We can finally walk around and visualize the spaces with my kids. They keep asking about their rooms and such. I am just trying to keep the contractors moving! Demo took some juggling but we got thru it. We are moving at a good pace, a true blessing. God is helping us every step of the way. I feel it.
We had dirt brought in, about 10 loads, which is 120 yards
We are getting plumbing done after this. This is plumbing rough-ins where the plumber digs up his drain lines. There is little work for water supply at this point.
No rebars yet, we are ordering some extra ones for tomorrow. I am working closely with the concrete contractor. We upgraded the slab for better rigidity than what we originally got quoted for, which is typical to the homes they do. It'll cost extra I thought. I keep reminding myself, this is not supposed to be a typical home. I designed this to be a robust, premium homestead. Now I get to build it as a robust, premium homestead. Somehow, the extra beam and rebars are not adding to my labor costs, only to my materials. Such a blessing!
We're looking to add more dirt after this, we'll balance it out after plumbers are done as they add to the dirt as they excavate for trenches for their drains.
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