Good News, Bad News II

Bad news:

• The concrete people arrived this morning to seal the east slab so that Frank could install the two AC condensers. Unfortunately, they found muddy foot prints (not mine) on the slab and decided they cold not seal the surface today. They washed down the slab and said they would be back tomorrow morning.
• We were at lunch today when Bob II (landscaping) called to say that the quarry has now told him that they would not produce any more Old Monroe aggregate until next Spring. This is worse then the mid-September we were told yesterday. This actually makes the decision a bit easier as it eliminates the option to wait two months for the Old Monroe to come available. Now the choices are to either find a replacement for this aggregate or bear the significant added cost of using pavers instead.
• During the installation of one of the exterior garage lights, Chris broke one. In trying to straighten it, he learned that pot metal castings do not bend, they just break. Unfortunately, the store from which we purchased it has no replacements. Chris said he would see if he could locate one somewhere else or fix this one. Good luck!

Pot Metal Castings Do Not Bend

Good news:

• They moved the portable toilet from the front of the house to the back yard
• After lunch, we stopped by the concrete/stone supplier we have been using to look at alternates to the Old Monroe aggregate. We were given three samples. We took them home, washed them and compared them to the Old Monroe on the east slab.
• T has determined that one of the aggregate samples would be an acceptable replacement for the Old Monroe aggregate. It is an Illinois aggregate called LaGrange. We passed this information along to Bob II. He had never heard of the LaGrange and said he would do some followup investigation. Bob says we need about 18 cubic yards (roughly 18 tons) of aggregate.

Aggregate Samples (L to R): Meramec; 5/8" Lagrange; Glacial; 3/8" Lagrange on the Old Monroe Slab

• Bob II told us this afternoon that he expected the concrete people to be back today to seal the east slab. They arrived around 3:00 pm and sealed the slab

Sealed East Slab (Old Monroe Aggregate)

• Chris did get three of the four south garage external lights mounted and also the two on the north side of the garage

Three of the Four South Garage Lamps

South Garage Lamp

North Garage Lamps

• The landscaping crew returned to continue working on the walls. They are moving right along. The yard is getting ever so much "smaller"

Wall Caps Going Into Place

• Frank and John finished what they could on the first new AC unit. They said they needed to go back to their shop to do some aluminum sheeting work.
• Mike and Nate worked on the aluminum garage attic ladder installation. They got it about 90% complete. They need to cut the length to conform to the height of the garage and install the footings.

No roofing, no painting, no solar.