Our patio slab did not get poured as yet as that contractor had 'calamities' to deal with.
The carpenters are busy on another job, so we wait for our West and South exterior walls.
The weather this coming week looks like rain which may put off both of the above parts of the project.
The garage has a damp roof. Possible investigation/intervention needed.
We forgot to incorporate insulation behind the garage retaining walls, so we have some digging to do to get that done. The concrete crew have offered to dig that out with their excavator which will be a big help. The insulation is used to insulate the soil for our PAHS (Passive Annual Heat Storage) which IS the soil. It will remain within a narrow range of comfortable temperature to help keep the house within that range.
During the last rain, Bill was looking at the rainwater that accumulates in the 'pool' area. He was noticing the surface of the water moving as from drops of rain hitting it. Friday, it wasn't raining and the effect was still happening. He realized that we had a reservoir teeming with mosquito larvae. He and I bailed it out, and got the toad/frogs out too. I went back today and saved a toad/frog from death. They are hard to catch with hands, but with our cut off plastic bottle used as a bailer, it was easy. I now have a daily chore of checking out the 'pool' area for toads/frogs and letting them free, and bailing as needed.
But looking on the bright side, today's progress is the constructing of the brick wall 'at the end of the tunnel'.
There will probably be one more brick wall in the interior of the house as an accent in the living room.
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