No visible progress on site this weekend, although the engineer has signed off on the holes dug for the pads. They are in the right place, which is nice, and on Friday we had another look around as well as deciding how to route in the ESB mains, water, and other conduits required to be added into the base and walls. Its funny just how many little things there are to think about, the minutia of it can sometimes leave me slightly stressed that we're missing something that will require a lot of work to rectify.
This week I was supposed to be in the US for work, but Vulcan has deemed otherwise and so I'm left here instead. While disappointing in itself it means I can sort out a few things that would have been otherwise difficult. We've closed on the heating system, a major expense factor on par with the roof, and will be able to tie up a little legal juggling with the structure contractor easier with Lorraine and I here to sign contracts. So while nothing looks different we can start to build on the details required to ensure these items fit correctly, and avoid hacking through mass concrete at a later date. Our plumber is on standby to drop up and see what pipes he needs to lay before the floor is poured, and we'll place some ducts for electric cables to allow access to the outside front area.
Expecting the concrete pour to happen this week into the pads, Tuesday is likely. 48-hrs to cure and back fill and we can start the raft proper at that stage, and things should really start moving then.
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