Snow and rock

I was walking around during the heavy snow on Saturday and managed to find my way to the lot. I had to trudge through the snow and get up beside the construction to see that under it all, framing had begun. The sill plates and joists were in and most of the construction was covered, but I couldn't tell whether it was to protect it from snow or they had actually been installing the floor. I couldn't see under to determine whether all the joists were in.

On Sunday, we met one of the instructors our builder had in college. He was at the site to see the progress and marvel at the work his protégé had to do before he actually got to build. It seems like the joists must have been in, because they built our first wall today. We have pictures to prove it! It's only a little wall, but our builder says he will finish all the first floor walls tomorrow. That he got one up today is a credit to him and his crew, since they spent the morning shovelling snow.

On the downside, the excavator has not been able to dig through to the city water main yet. The rock has not given way. The gas and electricity are hooked up, but they don't expect to finish connecting the services until Wednesday. Our builder had projected that they would be done on Friday. Between the soft crap above and the hard crap below, our guys just don't seem to be able to catch a break.