More Preparation Before The Concrete Can Be Poured

Friday, January 7th.
There was a brief rain shower last night around 9:00 PM, but we woke to a beautiful sunrise.

Fortunately, the rain was minimal and we did not have to cover the prepared slab surfaces.

This will be the slab for the great room.

Gerry finished the plumbing and electrical for his shop.  Next, the rebar and final prep before the concrete is poured on Monday.



New Years Day 2011

More sunshine, thank goodness.

Gerry has been able to get the plumbing and electrical installed beneath the concrete slab for the shop.

New Year's Eve

A couple days of sun allows us to pull back the plastic coverings and try to dry out the soil and circulate air through the existing rooms.

Water pumped from just one of the holes dug for a new footing under the existing house foundation.



We Have A New Pet On The Patio, Lizzy

While sorting through all the stuff that's landed on the patio table during the rain, I uncovered Lizzy.  We put a small towel at the base of the potted plant to keep her warm and dry (I don't know how to take care of a lizard!).  I checked on her the next day and she was--and still is--curled up inside the towel.

There was an article in the newspaper earlier in the year asking people to take a count of the lizards they find on their property...we have one!
http://www.nhm.org/site/activities-programs/community-science/lost-lizards-project

A Rainbow!!

December 23rd we had our first break in the weather after several days of rain.  We've had over 8 inches of rain in the last week--since December 16th.

Our resident squirrel, Buddy, has become a regular on the trailer's patio fence where Gerry leaves him a few peanuts.

 

 

We're pretty sure Buddy is the son of the squirrel we call Mama.  Mama and Buster were pals--she felt safe enough to let him sit close by.

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??