Most of the first row of blocks was laid that first day. Then Tuesday came.
A front moved in during the night and with it rain. Lots of rain. Lots and Lots of rain. Work was impossible. Builder was in and out pumping out water and that was about all the work that got done that day.
When Wednesday came the damage was visible. The blocks that had been laid on Monday were totally underwater. The crawlspace was a minor swimming pool. The guys were slopping around in muck for the entire day.
A good portion of the day was spent pumping water.
But life goes on and so does the work. Wednesday dawned sunny, but cold and very windy. One of the guys was out due to taking care of flooding at his home, but the two left wrapped up and went at it. And slowly but surely, a foundation wall started to emerge.
When Friday arrived, it was just a matter of capping off the backside of the wall, cleaning out the crawlspace and putting a drain down along the outside of the wall. It was all done and by the end of the day and the end of the week, a real foundation was in place.
So the fourth week came to a close with the foundation in place. Next week we will be laying wood down. I'm beginning to see the vision become a reality. Stay tuned.
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