Day 202 - A very pleasant surprise!

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The roof is coming along. A false dormer is now in place.

"Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow, nor gloom of night shall keep the postman from his appointed rounds."

That's what Freda and I thought about the crew when we found out that they had been working this week in the steady rain. Because of all the rain lately, we had expected to see little progress when we went out to the land. And most of the crew are also going to work on Saturday if the weather is good (it is forecast) to make up a bit for all the rain last week. What a pleasant surprise! We are glad we have such a dedicated team!

This is the truss structure above the great room. There are some 2x4s laid horizontally that provide structural rigidity to the roof. These trusses were manufactured in two pieces because they would have been too big to travel on the roads otherwise.

Bell Canada delivered the underground telephone cable so we popped out to the site to drop it off. I took these photos when we were out there.

We plunked down a deposit on the fireplace today - a 42" clean view from Kingsman Industries, who manufacture them in Winnipeg, MB.

Charles, Dave White, and Steve Berry marked out the septic field on Monday, with Steve Berry. Steve is going to move some of the excess material around for us.

Charles came over this evening to clarify something Dave said. Afterwards, we talked about what's coming up next...
Roof - complete truss installation and sheathing. Three trusses are missing so the roof may be complete except for that.
Hydro - Dave White will come on Friday and dig the hydro trench and place the conduit for the hydro, cable, and telephone cables. That will be inspected next week, and (once the roof is on) then the hydro service can be installed. After that...
Driveway - build up driveway and do some grading around the house with some of the excess material there in piles. Put a wheelbarrow load or two (haha!) of Granular A (crushed rock that passes through a 3/4" sieve) on the driveway. That will make it usable for cars, as the bumpy nature of it is really only useful for trucks. Charles actually got a flat on his truck because the rock punctured the tire.
Garage floor - Install drain in the garage floor, and install mesh, heating tubing, and pour concrete (maybe in two weeks).
Stone - Conrad has ordered the stone from Merkley Supply so he will get started on that when the stone comes in.
Stucco - waiting for quotes from the stucco installers. We need to select colours still.
Garage Doors - we have selected the installer, but need to wait until the floors are poured before he will install the doors.
Roof shingling - will be a go as soon as the roof is sheathed and it is not raining.

Once the roof is on and the windows in, we will be calling the bank for an appraisal and a draw on the mortgage, and sign the papers at the lawyers. Also, a bunch of the other trades can start coming in and doing their thing. We will be glad when all that starts to happen.