… but not a drop coming out of the faucets. Despite wrapping our pump in foam last week. it succumbed to the bitter cold and split in two. It’s been a full week now of no running water. Thanks go out to our friends and their showers.
This is the view we woke up to Sunday morning
We are now in our third day of below freezing weather. The pipes of our temporary water system froze up Sunday night and by this morning our whole water tank was frozen. Monday morning the roads were all icy, schools and many businesses were closed. It’s a good thing we didn’t pour the concrete last week as it could have cracked in the freezing weather.
Our Christmas Tree
As we wait for the inspector to give us the OK to pour, I though I would try out a bit of fun photography. So here is a QTVR of our site.
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The white foam and foil vapor barrier now in place looks a bit like a bird in flight. Or as we like to think, a big dragonfly.
The guys from RK Concrete are back to finish installing the last of the rebar, vapor barrier and wire mesh.Grant having fun with an angle grinder.
We are using a special insulating vapor barrier. It has a layer of foil sandwiched between two layers of foam. The 4 foot rolls are taped together at the seams which is what Joe and Grant are doing in the above picture.
John and Grant are laying out the wire mesh that will reinforce the concrete slab. Now we wait for our inspection and good pouring weather. We were scheduled to pour on Thursday but a cold front is moving in this week and we will be getting below freezing temperatures. Not great for concrete!