Jo Ann tells me that I have been neglecting the blog.  The walls are going up on the bottom floor. Unfortunately the yard is so cluttered that a good perspective is not possible.

All in all it’s just another brick in the wall.  Note the sewer pipe, the CMU walls, and the view of the fountain as seen from the future Porte-cochere.

All of the cribbing is gone and the only thing left supporting the house are the concrete piers. The steel beams support the ceiling of the garage to avoid having to put columns down the middle of the garage.  Inspections are on Monday and they pour the foundation on Tuesday.

All of the cribbing is out, except for some in the garage and some under the chimney.  The air conditioning is working.  Monday they are supposed to start leveling and compacting the dirt in preparation for pouring the slab.

The “cribbing” is coming out, so that the weight of the house rests solely on the concrete piers.  Now we can start to see what the underside will look like.  The front and back stairs are complete.  The air conditioning is supposed to be reconnected today, but I am suspicious that won’t happen. The next step is to prepare to pour the slab.