Rain, Rain, Go Away

Tuesday night I noticed water dripping from the shower ceiling fan in the house.  Gerry checked  the plastic covering on the roof and moved things around to eliminate a collection point between the existing rafters.  That shifted the water flow and Wednesday morning there was a steady trickle running down the tile at the front of the shower and several water "blisters" had developed on the shower wall.

 

View of the attic space above the shower.  You can see the wet boards on the right side and around the ceiling fan, but the water was leaking in the shower on the opposite side!

 

Gerry Wednesday morning adding more plastic over the bathroom ceiling.

 

 Through the small opening, you can see the water under the floor boards of the existing house!

 

Water in the master bedroom area.

Bad Timing for Rain

As luck would have it....Gerry was very close to pouring the greatroom and shop concrete slabs--planned for Friday--but he's had to put it off until sometime (?) next week after the rains pass through.  

No, that's not a "White Christmas," it's plastic covering as much of the prepared surfaces as possible.

Since when do we get so much rain this time of year??

 

Preparing for the Shop's Foundation

 

A raccoon left his prints in the sand.

 

Progress on the Foundation

Master suite foundation has been poured:

 

The base material--gravel, sand, etc.--for the Great Room slab has been laid:

 

View from the front porch (it was a foggy morning):

 

Debis is collecting in the front yard; unfortunately, the plants aren't hiding it very well as the pile grows taller!

Foundation Forms Are Ready For Concrete

 This is the foundation under the master bedroom and bath.

Looking from the master bedroom toward great room which will have a slab foundation instead of a raised foundation.

 

Support for the roof--there are several of these pillars being created under the original foundation to support the new roof.

 

This is the foundation under the front window of dining room.

 

Just a look from the driveway.

I Felt the Earth Move......

 

These trenches are for the master suite foundation.

 

 

More to come.... 

Frost in the Yard

We've had a few chilly mornings this past week.  It may not seem like a big deal to some of you, but here in "sunny southern California," we are not used to cold weather.  Plus...I have to go out in that cold morning air to get from the trailer to the bathroom shower on these chilly mornings!

This picture was taken Tuesday morning, around 6:50AM when I was leaving for work.  Gerry moved the "walking planks" so you could see the difference between the ground that was covered and the area that was frosted.