Foundation forms are being installed

I fixed a hose going to my irrigation drip line this morning that was run over by the concrete truck and leaking.  I also cleared a path through the side of the dirt pile so I could drive in and pickup my trailer.  Any excuse to use my little Kubota tractor is fine with me.

No one was on site until around noon, but they got a lot done after that. About half of the outer portion of the foundation forms were in by this evening. It looks like very labor intensive work!  The forms are aluminum and look much better than the wood forms I have seem production builders use.  They look very sturdy, straight and smooth.  Doug said they are trying to get them finished this week.  No one will be working Saturday-Tuesday for the 4th of July holiday.  The structural engineer will inspect the forms with rebar in place before the concrete is poured.

Windows need to be ordered this week. We decided to go with Sierra Pacific. Very similar to Semco, which Doug has used a lot, but Kyle (our architect) really likes the Sierra Pacific windows.  They are casement style windows with extruded aluminum on the outside and wood on the inside.  I will cut a check for the order deposit tomorrow.