Cement

The poured the floor and drive for the shop last week. We missed the cement truck on Wednesday, but saw it when they came on Thursday. Henry loved it. They came and went before 7.30, which is why the kids are in their pajamas. The final touch, the door, is supposed to be up Friday. Then we can empty out the garage!

Almost Done

The last week was a busy one: more perlins on Monday, insulation and the roof on Tuesday. Mark helped put up the metal siding on the long sides last Wednesday. On Thursday the ends were sided. All that is left is to pour the floor and apron and put up the big door. We are excited about the idea of a cement truck coming to our house.
Mark is considering some sort of mural for this side. Suggestions welcome.

More building

The shop will shade quite a bit of the backyard from the morning sun.
Today the trusses and perlins were put up. It is starting to look like a real building. The siding will be delivered on Monday.

Whoa

Yesterday we passed our site inspection, so work continued today. The uprights are in place and it seems so tall. It won't take long to get used to it, but right now it is a little startling.
Whenever there is action in the back yard Henry can be found here. He and Nora keep me constantly updated on what is happening.

The Shop : Day One

The "shop men" put in a busy day and provided a lot of conversational material for Henry. They came this morning and moved dirt so that the shop would be slightly higher than the yard. They dug the post holes with an auger that was fun to watch and then they put up the concrete forms and poured cement into the bottoms of the post holes. We'll see what tomorrow brings.
Henry's favorite cat.
The concrete forms are up.Post hole. The kids aren't allowed to walk around the yard at the moment.