Pouring the Concrete

Friday, May 30th was a big day for us - the day we put down our first materials of the new log home.

Eric and Ben spent the day at the building site making final adjustments to the forms, and waiting on the concrete truck - they were also watching the overcast sky wondering when it might rain.

Although Eric had scheduled the concrete truck to arrive around 4:30pm, Ben and Eric were finished their work long before noon and didn’t relish the idea of standing around the construction site feeding the bugs for four and a half hours.

Our concrete company - Leveque Brothers in Bancroft, Ontario - was very accommodating! With just a phone call they switched their own schedules around and arrived at 2:00 pm. Excellent service!

All in all Eric and Ben shoveled and leveled 7 yards of concrete into the footing’s forms.

Veronica and I arrived just in time (sly, yes?) to take photos and within 30 minutes we were all on our way home for a celebratory meal.