Swimming pools and windows to nowhere

Rain rain go away - come again another day...

Not much has been going on with seventy odd millimetres falling in the last two days.  Actually, a few things have been going on - some better than others.


On the downside, the site is looking more like a swimming complex than an extension at the moment.  The trenches have a bit of water in the bottom of them and the newly cleaned out septic tank is starting to look like a plunge pool.  Owen said the engineer might be coming around today to have a look at the footings as the soil is a little different to what he expected.  I hope he's bringing his snorkel!


How the septic should look.  The hole in the bottom is where the footing will go through the bottom.

How the septic looks now - despite a big hole in the bottom of it!


On a brighter note, the new windows and doors turned up today.  It's a pity they don't have anywhere to go at the moment.  They look a little forlorn in the garage.  It was pretty wet when they were unloading them but at least Owen and I could just supervise from the safety of the garage.  It's a pity that the delivery guys slightly damaged the bottom of one of the frames when they were unloading.  It was only a minor chip and Owen reckons he can repair it easily so we didn't send it back.  On the bright side, at least we their delivery wont hold up construction - whenever that begins!



Oh well, it all means more time for me to research the various products that we will need to start ordering in the near future.