- Rob called and said that due to his schedule he wouldn't be there to pour until Wednesday. Slight delay, but managable. The guys have plenty to do framing the interior walls in the basement.
- John VanBruggen calls to discuss the timber raising plans for September 8. Mark shares the plans for the porch floor and John shares with Mark why it's NOT going to work. BIG PROBLEM! Can't discuss it with Ron (the GC), he's in Hawaii.
- Mark has 4 different phone discussions with John and Chris, our designer. We quickly learn an important lesson: Don't mess with Chris's plans. He drew them that way for a reason, and now understand why the porch was designed the way it was.
Time to regroup. The carpenters will show up on Tuesday (no they won't, because Corey has a doctor's appointment). The carpenters will show up on Wednesday and get the porch set up for a wood deck floor and block it out for the big timbers that are going to be sitting on it. In the meantime, I need a break! We take off Tuesday afternoon for Steelville to see Katie and Clyde at Peaceful Bend Winery. Remember, when the going gets tough, the tough go to a winery.
So we're ready to go Wednesday morning, right? WRONG! Here comes the rain. Not just a shower, but 3 inches of rain. At this point I'm getting stressed! Seeing my breaking point is at hand, Mark wisely decides that we should head home for the rest of the week and recover from all the roadblocks we have encountered in the last 3 days. I guess he wanted to stay married.
Time to focus on the positive. The carpenters worked Thursday and Friday and everything is ready to go. The crane arrived at the jobsite on Friday, so all the equipment is there and waiting for the Clydesdale crew to arrive Tuesday. And best of all, John sent us this picture of our interior stairs and they are absolutely beautiful!
So there is a light at the end of the tunnel . . .
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