Monday, March 29, 2010

Week 30: A very long trench Indeed


Our trench was over 500 feet long from the road. This made it a challenge to get the utilities companies to come out with the right equipment. Time Warner only provides 250 feet of cable and the rest has to be paid for. Luckily Verizon didn't charge extra, however it did take them coming up twice to get the wire length right.
The ground water above the well seems to be coming out non-stop, strange how there is so much ground water, but when we do the drill down, it's only at 1.5 gallons at minute.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Week 29: Trench and 2nd polishing of floors




This week was the inspection of the erosion control measures we were supposed to put in place. On friday 3/19, the town inspector came along with the main sub division owner. We got the March 23rd court appearance canceled, however, we are still lacking some additional work that needs to be done. I'm not sure what else, but we are supposed to get a letter detailing additional work to be done.
The trench was dug to put in the well water, tel, cable and electrical lines. it's a massive trench about 500 feet long. Bit unbelievable when you think about it.
The floor polisher returned to sand down the floor bit more, now it looks more uniform and you see the veins of the concrete which is quite nice.

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Week 27 & 28: Exterior Insulation




Weather has finally started to turn for the better. We enjoyed a week in the 40's and 50's for a change. Matt and Adam had a chance to put in the exterior insulation and get the house wrapped.
The concrete floors are sealed and prepared for final polishing.
We're about to put in the deposit for the windows. Arcadia is having issues with the spec of our front door. We've decided to do an expansive front door running the entire width of the front entrance, which is about 5 feet wide by 7 feet high (we wanted 9 feet originally, but I don't think the engineers are going to go for that). Arcadia refuses to make the front door since they can't guarantee it due to the weight of wide door. Checking with 1 more supplier before we give up.