Weekend Post

Thought I'd wait until today to post and cover two days at once, since this was the first Saturday the guys have had a chance to work here for awhile.


Yesterday, the main focus was to dig a trench along the entire length of the driveway and across the front parking area to run the main water pipes to the pit.  By the end of the day, the trench was dug and all pipes were put in place.

Johnny begins digging the trench at the far end of the driveway

Chris drills a hole through the kitchen wall to join the drainage pipes to the main water pipes outside

Tony searches for the side wall of the pit

Johnny digs next to the pit location

Chris chisels into the side wall of the pit

Two holes have been cut out for access to both sections of the pit

A look at how the trench runs toward the pit

Johnny digs deeper to allow the water pipe to run downward to the pit

Ryan and Johnny fit the sections of pipe together

The guys check levels on the final section of pipe - the double running pee pee trap!

Johnny told me the actual name for that section of pipe, but I like my description much better!


This morning, the guys returned to cover up most of the trench, just leaving the main access points exposed for the Health Inspector to examine next week.  They also worked on sealing up the new doors and windows, as well as finish off a few minor plastering jobs.

Johnny starts the backfill process

Johnny packs down and levels the backfill as he goes along

All main access pipes remain exposed for inspection

Water pipes leading into each side of the pit, prior to being sealed up

Chris mixes up a batch of concrete to seal the holes in the pit

Chris forms up the concrete seal

The side of the pit is now sealed again

The trench has been backfilled and the driveway leveled off

During the past few days, the tiler has been here and the rooms are quickly being completed.  The painter and electrician have also been working in the evenings, so a couple more weeks and the kids should be ready to move in.


Be sure to check back on Monday for a further update!