Friday Features

Today got off to a loud start!  Luis jackhammered the outside foundation by the garage and Johnny began to dig the pit.  My current office/radio room is located right between where both guys were working, so the noise quickly sent me cracking upstairs where I could hear myself think!

Jackhammering the outside foundation

Beginning to dig the pit

The pit starts to take shape

Digging deeper - still haven't found oil!

Covering the pit for the night

More plastering was done in the stairs area.  Tony and Chris started back in the storage room, then began to work on the outside wall of the lower steps.  Luis formed up the walls and poured the concrete to the doorway between the office and the radio room.

Storage room and lower steps

Doorway between the office and radio room

I should mention the construction company we chose to do the renovations.  They have done a superb job so far and I know the end result will be great.  All the guys are friendly, efficient and work hard from the time they get here until the time they leave each day.


The owner of the company is John Carreiro.  He's been in the construction industry for many years and is very knowledgeable about all aspects of the business.  In fact, all of the guys on the job can do just about anything that is required for any project.


The following picture shows the sign that is mandatory to be placed on the property, as required by the Planning Department.  Usually, only the Planning Permit Number is shown on a job site, but Sea Link shows their professionalism by also displaying their company name, contact phone number and website address as well.

Required Planning Permit sign

I'm not sure what's on the agenda for tomorrow, but the guys told me they'll be here first thing in the morning to keep things moving forward.