Overall: An interesting week. We had a list of specific tasks to accomplish, involving a variety of material on hand at the site, to be assembled and installed before the concrete slabs can be poured. Weather was cooperative and we were very productive.
Monday: Final screed for the gravel fill in the house. Installed vapor barrier, expansion joint material around the inside perimeter. Installed 2″ thick foam in the house footprint. Fabricated a manifold for PEX tubing w/ electrical PVC elbows and angle iron.
Tuesday: Laid down over 2500 feet of PEX tubing in the house for the radiant heat system. Also got 2 slinger trucks w/ small crushed stone to reach final grade/elevation for the shop.
Wednesday: started installing rebar for the house and helping Kermit with screeding the crushed stone for final floor elevation in the shop.
Thursday: Compacted the shop crushed stone, installed vapor barrier, expansion joints and 2″ foam board in the shop. Spent the afternoon fabricating a manifold for the shop PEX tubing – same janky approach – which is OK. It will be buried in concrete…
Friday: Laid down the PEX tubing for the shop. Spent part of the afternoon, cleaning up the site, collecting scrap material. AJ called to confirm placing and finishing the concrete for both slabs on Saturday July 23. Mowed the grass at the site.
Sat: Purchased material for concrete forms at all of the door openings. Spent the afternoon, straightening the truck and putting away tools in the garage after a week of construction activity.
Sun: Spent the day as an instructor at my first Tire Rack Street Survival event. Search the internet for it. A lot of fun as an instructor and definitely a good cause teaching young, inexperienced drivers advanced accident avoidance skills.
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