Framing

The framing has begun, and actually finished yesterday.  So we have four walls now!  It look so big!  We are all excited!

The trusses went up today, I will post pictures after the crew is gone.  It is so nice to not be doing the work ourselves!  Everyday no matter if Ryan is here or not (which is more not) work is still getting done!  We are already planning our annual donut party in the new garage!  Last party we had over 90 people so I think we have to move it to the garage to accommodate everyone! Yay for progress!

Lumber Delivery

All the lumber came for the garage today.  Rett and I liked watching the little skid steer load on the trailer.

The contractor says it will only take one day to frame and one day to put the trusses up.  Im excited to see some walls go up!

Garage Floor and Skirt

The rest of the garage floor was poured and the skirt out the front.  It is really pretty, if cement can be pretty!

Framing should start this week!

More Concrete

I didn’t realize It would take multiple pours of concrete to get the foundation all done.  I think we will have three pours by the time its all done.  The stem walls were poured next, which are cool because then I could see where the doors are going to be, makes it a lot more visual. 

The final cement (I think) will come thursday.  They will pour the rest of the floor and then the skirt out front and repair some of my old sidewalk.

The contractor thinks he will finish in 4 to 5 more weeks.  They will start framing next week!  All of our snow has melted and everything is SO muddy!  I am ready to not park in the mud and to have a brand new mudroom!  Cant wait!

Concrete

The cement mixer (as Rett calls it) came for the first pour.  This was for the footings, they are completely under the dirt, we wont see them at all once it is back filled.

The contractor formed them all up and then covered them in those thick tarps so they would be ready for cement.  It has been really cold.  He said he added an accelerant to the cement to make it dry quicker.  Seems to have worked!

Garage Excavation

Ryan and the kids did the garage excavating.  We had to extend our already existing cement pad 8 feet and then dig around it all for the footings.  Then lots and lots of gravel and raking and shoveling, perfect for a bunch of kids!

It is coming along now!

(Getting) Official!

The plans for the garage came from the drafts lady yesterday.  They look good and official!  Ryan took them to the Planning and zoning this morning.  Hopefully the paper work wont take longer than the garage will take to build.  Im nervous! 

 

Ryan also started a little excavating and brought in some gravel.  Im going to be kicked out of my parking spot soon!