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March 29, 2007

Construction Daily

The winery site is complete, and ready to begin construction. Conestoga Buildings dropped off the materials, and the crew will be onsite tomorrow to drill the holes for the footers. Since the ground behind the winery is so waterlogged, Trevor dug a trench from the well site over to a holding area so the silt-filled water can begin to drain out without getting into the pond.

Inside, Shannon and I began the very un-fun job of cleaning up the basement, and scraping the floors. All the drywall mud spills, and adhesives etc. made a tough job of getting it all flat. Since we'll be having the carpet come in soon, and I'm beginning on the laminate floor the concrete had to be perfectly smooth. It took us about three hours to get the three bedrooms, hallway, and playroom cleaned up.

Once that was done, Shannon began priming the boy's room and I began installing the laminate flooring. It took a little while to figure out the best way to make cuts, and I goofed more than a few pieces (cut the wrong end and chopped off the tongues instead of the grooves - oops) but after a few rows it really goes down quickly. And the underlayment adds a nice spring to the floor, which will be great since I'm sure the boys will have more than a few wipeouts in here.

Check out the pics.

Daily hours (S&S combined) = 20
Total hours = 326

Posted by Stephen at March 29, 2007 11:00 PM