And the Rain Continues...

Well it's been a few weeks since I've had time to blog about the house. It's rained a lot. But the guys were able to sneak in enough time between the drops to pour the footer and lay the block for the basement.

The footer took the guys all of 2 hours to get it poured and smoothed out. John's help was also enlisted to wheel over loads where the truck couldn't reach. There are 14 1/2 yards of cement that make up the footer. The front of the house is about 18" thick, while the sides are about 10"...I don't think she'll move.

So once that was poured, it then poured rain for about 4 days...then the heavens managed to dry up for a few days and the guys laid the block. There are 2100, 10" cinder blocks that make up the basement.

Minto, now thinks it's his. He's always going in and out of the basement door opening. He likes to yodel at John and I. Once it echo's he stops looks around and starts all over again.

The next step is to get the floor poured but it hasn't stopped raining long enough for that to happen. Hopefully in the next week or so, the heavens will once again dry up and allow us to proceed.