The Pad is Poured
Right on time, at 6:15am, Thursday the first cement truck pulled up and the 'pour' began. The trucks were scheduled to arrive every 15 minutes, but they got caught in rush hour traffic, so we had gaps with no trucks and then 2 and 3 trucks at a time. But around noon they finished. The next big thing will be when framing begins, but first we hope to get electrical power to the pad so our contractors don't have to use generators. This seems like a small thing but it involves coordinating with 7 different subs or utilities. Our framer doesn't expect to be able to start for two weeks so we should be able to get the electricity in by then. This is typical of the whole project, nothing is as simple as it first appears. Patience and persistance are the 'must have' traits for a contractor (and even more so for us).
posted by AZ gal | 9:25 AM
2 Comments:
thats exciting that you finally got the slab poured!!! how long do they expect the framing to take once it starts?
-Jon
The framer is telling us 2 to 3 weeks. Some trusses are specially made and it will depend on how fast they can get them. We've been on the truss list for a month now so the order should go right thru. Had to be measured after the pad was done.
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