The MacDeskBlog

The plumber came by Monday and put in the drain, waste and vent lines which go beneath the slab. He stubbed them all out. The big out is for the toilet. The blocking is for the shower drain. The plumbing work and the tied off rebar passed inspection Monday afternoon. We planned to pour on Tuesday morning, but the pumper fed us a line last week and wasn’t available until Wednesday. So we rescheduled the concrete for late Wednesday morning and took Tuesday off.

The house was crowded this morning as the regular crew plus the two floaters (the guys who smooth the surface of the concrete) plus the two pumpers and the concrete truck driver all tried to stay dry while it rained.

Steve called me Monday and asked if I’d like him to replace the curb retaining the planter which was removed some time before I bought the house. Of course I said yes.

By late afternoon, the slab was finished, nice and smooth. Michelle paged me as she was leaving, and I sent her back to scratch today’s date and our initials into the driveway. She says it looks really nice. I’m finally getting excited about the house again. Having the slab done enables the rest of the work to continue. We can put the last few internal walls in now, which lets us put in the remaining electrical and plumbing.