With most of the work done on the music studio, I have turned my attention to the house once again. With the help of Paul and Mike, and an interesting guy named Cougar, we were able to pour the floor for the garage. I didn't get any pictures of the finishing work because I ran that machine--due to my extensive experience with floor buffers in my early years at the Air Force Academy. It took 14 yards of cement to fill the stem wall and cover the 30 X 31 foot floor.




Paul and I cut some expansion joints in the slab--that I will fill later with silicon. I am trying to keep the slab moist, to cure slower. This has raised the potential of some very shallow puddles that my grandsons have enjoyed. Probably not that healthy with the cement dust in the water, but both moms were not present, so hopefully I won't get in trouble. They never read this blog anyway.

In my Bob the Builder role, I had a busy week last week and this week will be a frenzie of activity. I completed the stairs down by the music studio and put in a stone threshold. Here are a couple pictures.




I was also able, with the help of Paul and Mike Wynn, to build the trench from the well to our home site and run the water line.



I am not sure how people did these tasks before the kind of equipment we use today. Speaking of that, I also rented a tractor (for a small fortune and an option on my next born child--I think I am pretty safe there) to fill in the house area prior to pouring the slab--which will hopefully take place later this week. Fortunately, I have some able help on the tractor with my grandson James, and of course the ever present expertise of Mike and Paul.

I am working rebar and getting the sub-floor ready for the radiant floor heating at the new house. Nothing worth a picture. I did pretty much finish the music studio on Friday. I put in the trim and the wood floor on Thursday, and then the base board and a few finishing touches on Friday. Matt moved in a lot of his music equipment and Tom's keyboard on Friday evening--then promptly left to play a couple gigs on Saturday. He will start setting things up on Monday. Looking for some great music to come from those four walls... Here are a few final pics.

Almost done with the Music Studio! Here are a couple pictures of the inside about a week ago.


Remember, this is only a 10 foot by 12 foot building with 10 foot walls..., 12 1/2 peak. I put tongue and groove 1X6 boards on the ceiling for the acoustics. Turned back really well, but lots of work. I put in a small loft mostly for storage of musical instrument cases, etc.



The outside is about two-thirds painted and is starting to look pretty good. By the end of this week it will be completely done. I also hope to have our house back on track this week. I got the upgraded engineering plans approved by the county last Wednesday--so we are cleared to proceed with the slab and the structure!!!