The Framers are here...

Today the steel beam for the basement ceiling was delivered by Brewster Iron Works, as well as the 1st lumber delivery for the first floor deck. Bruce arranged for the lumber delivery boom truck, so that the steel beam could be lifted into place.

Garage Walls poured

Poured this morning, before the rain. Glad to get something else finished.

The southeast wall of the garage was poured the full 9'4". So the top of that wall will be about 6 feet above the garage floor height. This is so I can backfill that wall, to help me with the severe elevation difference on the eastern property line. The other 3 walls will be just a few inches higher than the garage floor height.

NYSEG rant - the scum of the earth

OK, I'd like you to please take a guess. If you call NYSEG and request new electric service, how long do you think that would take?

If you guessed six (6) months, you'd be seriously underestimating the time it actually takes. Plain and simple, they are assholes. They absolutely positively don't care at all if you ever build your house. Craig Lincoln is the guy I am dealing with. He is a total jerk. Days, weeks, months go by, he never returns your calls. I hope he dies. He has absolutely no ethics at all. What a scumbag.

I really want to complain to the Public Service Commision, but I'm deathly afraid that I will never get an electric hookup then.

Garage Footings Done

The garage footing was poured today. 9 yards of concrete. The footing was double wide and pinned to the main house foundation with rebar.

The footing forms were inspected yesterday by the Town of Carmel inspector. I called for the inspection on Wed 8/27 but they could not come out to inspect until Tue 9/2.

Ed excavated for the footing Tue 8/26.
I drilled the 5/8 holes for pinning to the existing house foundation with rebar on Wed 8/27.
Paul formed the footings Fri 8/29.

Photo of the Garage Footing Forms