Upon Return from Vacation

July 22, 2008


I've been gone from the site for exactly two weeks. I feel like a father who has missed watching his baby's first steps. While I was away Mateo sent me this picture of the wood forms and rebar put in place prior to pouring the concrete slab. When I got there today it had all been poured except for one bedroom.

Underneath the slab are footings that follow the outlines of exterior and interior walls. While away I missed the concrete getting poured for the footings.




You can see some of these footings in the bedroom that has not yet had concrete poured on it. Honestly, I didn't realize the baby footsteps metaphor when I first started writing this.





This picture gives an idea of the house's main room; a great room consisting of a kitchen, dining, and living area. I'm standing in the spot where there will be a high kitchen counter that looks over the rest of the room. In planning this room I wasn't sure how large to make it. I took into consideration that both of these sides will be almost all glass. Works for me!
The three car garage for the house is not only detached but at a level that is 18 feet below it. This is that area.

And yes the tractor appears precariously balanced. I watched in terror for ten minutes while Arturo tried to balance things out. There is a metal cage on top that he says will protect him but he also says he's never tipped over.

The dump truck saved the day.