Here I am bending rebar into small squares for the pier column supports.

After nearly two weeks of constant rain, the clouds have parted and the sun has come out.  It’s an absolutely gorgeous weekend and we plan to get a lot of work done.

Over a month ago we drilled six pier holes for extra support at the ends of the retaining walls.  After weeks of rain, the cardboard SonoTubes that we placed in the holes are starting to get a little mushy but hopefully they will get filled with concrete next Monday.  But first we must fabricate the rebar “cages” that will go into the holes.I set up a jig to assemble the  cages.  Below, Jeff is using a rebar spinner to tie the straight sticks to the square supports.

There’s still quite a few “loose ends” that must be taken care of before we can pour the foundation/slab.  Below, Jeff is tying  some of the cross supports that go into the perimeter foundation rebar. (In the foreground is the flange for the toilet in the master bathroom.)