Week 2: Footers and Foundation, What Fun!

Week 2 - May 23-29, 2016

Footers and Foundation

5/23 - day 8 - no visit

5/24 - day 9 - forms removed, basement wrapped, confirmed all windows & custom porch were poured to plan.

5/25 - day 10 - no visit

5/26 - day 11 - lot backfilled, basement plumbing work

5/27 - day 12 - Basement and garage floors poured, egress well installed

5/28 - day 13 - no visit

5/29 - day 14 - no visit

5/30 - day 15 - confirmed no progress, no wood delivery.

 

First contact with our PM finally happened on 5/24 after bounced email, no response from SR, and then a direct call. He explained progress to date, and that he hoped to be framing by Friday (spoiler alert - not to be.)

PM was proactive in following up with a ballpark timing for our final walkthrough - current target is August 22. Closing expected 2-7 days after. Hubs' birthday is August 24. Closing would certainly be the biggest birthday present he'll ever receive!

I guess we were hoping for even more progress over the weekend, but I assume the concrete needed time to cure; it rained Saturday night, and it was a holiday weekend. I can't be greedy!

 

We drove by on Monday, 5/30 (Memorial Day) as well, on the off chance that our wood had been delivered, but no dice. Hopefully it arrives early today so framing can begin!

In NVR news, or lack thereof, Hubs has been awaiting a call/email/smoke signal back for maybe 2 weeks now, to check on progress and still-needed info. Crickets.

 

Day 9 - Basement wrap egress view

Day 9 - Basement wrap and So.Much.Shale.

Day 9 - Front corner view with city water/gas line entry points

Day 9 - Basement wrap and "hopper" window cutout 

Day 9 - Basement wrap - morning room bumpout + egress window

Day 11 - 3-peice rough in

Day 11 - sump pump/ view from back corner
 

Day 12 - 3 piece rough-in, mystery hole & garage floor

Day 12 - poured floor, view from morning room to street
 

Day 12 - Poured floor, sump pump & mystery hole



 

 

 



Week 1: The Big Hole

Week 1: May 16-22, 2016

Well, it's finally happened. We broke ground on Monday, May 16!
I was away for work most of the week, and then we had wedding events straight through the weekend, so there was limited time for stalking.

5/16 - day 1 - Excavation begins in earnest (AKA - Big Hole)
5/17 - day 2  - "Big Hole" looks deep enough, workers appear and are visible only by the tips of their hardhats going back and forth in the hole. Lots of mysterious goings-on in the big hole.
5/18 - day 3 - " "
5/19 - day 4 - forms are installed
5/20- day 5 - "  "
5/21 - day 6 - foundation and basement poured
5/22 - day 7 - ? more pouring? curing?

Interestingly, I've not yet heard a peep from our PM - no texts, emails, calls, etc. to tell us that we were getting started, or what the plan is. I emailed him this morning to ask about progress, and plans for this week, but his email bounced. That can't be a good sign. Forwarded it to our SR, and hoping for a response by tomorrow.

Sadly, most of my pics are uploading sideways, so you'll have to make due with these couple while I try to figure that out.

I stopped by to take a good look on Saturday morning, 5/21. I greeted a couple of workers who cheerfully asked if it was my house. "Yup!"

Best part of that visit was meeting our new next door neighbor, the owner of the Avalon immediately to our right. Oksana and her husband moved in almost a year ago, and she had good things to say about their house and experience with Ryan.

The rainy weekend brought some additional good news, our first neighborhood BBQ was cancelled (yes, I'm evil and consider that GOOD news). It will instead be held on its rain date in early June. YAY! We weren't going to be able to make it on Saturday, and we're so excited to meet everyone!

Day 5: There was a hole...in the middle of the ground...

Day 5:  And the green grass grew all around and around...

Day 6:  Forms in place!