concrete forms

Finding it awfully challenging to concentrate on schoolwork with the house being built throughout the day.  Seems like I want to be right in the middle of everything throughout the day and seldom get what I wanted accomplished during the day.  Not like it’s going to change Read More

Missed a bit of the action this morning as mom and I drove to SW Collins in Caribou to pick out some more things for the kitchen and make our final decision on the siding/roof shingles.  We drove out with our mind set on a brown laminated siding that resembled natural cedar, but Read More

The concrete guys finished tying the rebar grid yesterday. Now I understand why the majority of the concrete subcontractors I had bid the job wanted to use wire mesh with a rebar grid of 4 foot squares. 1 foot squares… what an incredible amount of work and so much Read More

A crew of the concrete subcontractor’s men showed up this afternoon to lay down the rigid insulation on top of the washed rock. It was really quick going at first until they had to start doing the more detail work along the plumbing/diagonal area that rolls off towards the Read More

The concrete subcontractor, Craig Gustafson, showed up Monday morning to set the forms. I found it absolutely amazing the pace at which this guy and his crew work. Jerry my general contractor called at 8:15 AM to tell me they were there, I showed up 5 minutes later, and within an Read More