Curves in the Road

As with any big project, there are always going to be some curve balls thrown at you to test your ability to cope with adversity. So far, so good . . . until Sunday!


We arrived at the farm Sunday evening around 5:00 expecting to have a nice dinner at the cabin and a glass of wine at the new house. Yet, as we come down the driveway we discover our powerline down and the top of the pole missing! Apparently a lightning strike had taken out the power to the site, and with workers scheduled to show up the next morning, we are faced with a serious problem.



Mark immediately put a call in to Laclede Electric hoping that they could come out the next morning to repair the line. Fortunately Mark used the phrase, "power line down" and a truck was on site within 45 minutes. Seeing the low hanging wire and damage to the transformer and power pole, a crew was called out and a new pole was planted to carry the power to the house. Our evening was spent sitting at the house and watching the repair process. The power was restored and the workers were ready to go Monday morning. Whew!!!


This week was spent watching the basement walls go up and large beams placed by a lift to support the weight of the timbers. While Cowboy drove the lift (not sure what his real name is!) Corey and Dan carefully placed each beam in PERFECT position Once the beams were placed, the joist hangers were attached and more support beams were put in place so the subfloor could be nailed down.



With the supports in place and the floor on, the next job will be to pour the floor on the screened porch. Because we didn't really follow the original plans and instead chose to use the space below as storage, a new plan was drawn up to support the timbers on the porch. Rob will return on Monday or Tuesday to pour the floor, and hopefully this will not turn into another "curve" in our road!





As a side note I'd like to wish my Dad a Happy 94th birthday. Can't wait to get you down to the new place Dad!