Day 38-39: Back to work.

Hey there, house.  Long time no see.  It's been almost a month since I worked at the jobsite, but now I am back and ready to go.  Kind of.

Before I begin, there are two things to set up for you.  The first is that everything has been set up for the brick to be laid.  I say "set up" because apparently the bricklayers are avid truck racers, and the first big race is this weekend.  Instead, all of the bricks are partitioned out, but unfortunately not yet adorning our house.

I said we could just leave it like that.  That was not a popular idea.

The second is that we have been pouring concrete in the last short while.  One thing you ought to know about concrete and Linzi is that they invariably bisect.  Exhibit A:

See, Alex Lalonde? Initials.  That gives you deniability.

Anyhoo.  The first thing to do in the morning was take down the forms for the concrete.  That included the front step for both the houses, as well as the sidewalk out front that we broke earlier in the process.  It also included the backyard, where pillars had been poured for the deck.  That was my job for the morning.

This was the rustic option.  We went for the upgrade.

Following that fun little task, finishing the basement was our next task.  The framing has been finished on our side, as you can see in the next picture.

Things are looking just peachy.

Just before we left, the electricians came to install boxes in the main level.  Everything is coming along very nicely.


Later days.

Alex and Linzi.