Murasaki99 ([info]murasaki99) wrote,
@ 2008-06-05 00:12:00
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Entry tags:family, home improvement, house

House Remodel - Footings and Forms
The young man with the backhoe and dump truck finished leveling the area for the new addition and digging the footings. The work was completed Monday and I was much impressed with what one person with power machinery and a laser level could do.

Most of the pipe-like objects sticking out are the irrigation lines, which will have to be fixed after all the fun and games with the foundation is completed.

Then it poured and thunder stormed all day Tuesday. The packed footings weathered the weather just fine.

Today the crew came out and started in on the concrete forms for the foundation. It is kind of like having house-elves -- I go to work, and when I come home something new has been done.



I also put in a request to have the contractor's plumber check the old piping that is now exposed and easy(er) to get to and give me an estimate on the cost of replacement. If I can, I will, since the old galvanized pipe is the same age as the house, which was built in '48 or '49. Might as well upgrade that while it is relatively easy.


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[info]kayshapero
2008-06-05 08:09 pm UTC (link)
Hey, beginning to look like something other than a stray junkyard; always a good sign. :)

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[info]murasaki99
2008-06-06 01:03 am UTC (link)
Yes, it's a great thing to see it starting to look like something is being built rather than torn down. :D

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[info]centaurg
2008-06-07 02:31 am UTC (link)
Yeah, once the foundation is poured and the framing starts to go up, it actually starts to look like a house... Kind of like starting a drawing; you have this white space to somehow conquer, but once the sketch establishes the idea, then it starts to make sense.

The devil's in the detail(ing).

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[info]murasaki99
2008-06-07 03:29 am UTC (link)
Oh yeah, all the fiddly details to keep us up nights. :D The plumber has been roughing in the piping for the new areas. I should have more photos to post soon.

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[info]x_expat
2008-06-06 01:29 am UTC (link)
Looking good so far. It's a good thing you're thinking ahead.

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[info]murasaki99
2008-06-06 07:04 am UTC (link)
I'm trying, thanks. Always that feeling, "what did I forget?" in the back of my mind, but I think I covered the major stuff. They got the plumbing roughed in for the new stuff in the addition. I took more photos, which I hope to post tomorrow sometime.

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[info]aeljn
2008-06-07 10:38 pm UTC (link)
Cool! Good luck! Glad to see you're back online. I'm still stuck using library computers. I have some nibbles, but no job yet. Honestly, when one tells the potential employer in the cover letter that one can tutor in almost any subject except for advanced math, why does the potential employer ask if one can tutor high school or college algebra?

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[info]murasaki99
2008-06-08 03:48 am UTC (link)
Thank you. :) Great to see you are still out there kickin'. I think there is a great need for math tutors for kids, so I'm not surprised you were asked about it. Good luck with the job hunting -- at least you are getting some nibbles and interest from potential employers.

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