Day 14: Slab-tastic!

the lovely pasture

Check this off the list: This past Friday they poured our foundation. So now The Winkler is a big slab of concrete with pvc pipes jutting into the sky, and metal rods protruding out the sides!Looking at the front porch from the sidewalk. The cross walk is right in front of the house.

Standing on the corner.

side view- I was standing in the side alley.

the edge of the backyard, looking towards the house.

view from the front, between our house and the neighbor's. We don't have gutters so I've been trying to determine how they keep the rain from washing away the foundation. The yard seems to slope at the property line. It rained yesterday and you can see where the water has pooled near the curb. Between all the houses there are rows of river rocks, which I assume are there to divert water to the street gutters.

At one side of the neighborhood there's a flood water run-off. It looks sort of like an low-level pond with plastic pipes poking out . All the rain water in the neighborhood flows down to it to prevent flooding. The grassy area surrounding the run-off will remain undeveloped. It meets up with the cow pasture. The entrance to the neighborhood is to the left of the picture. The black arrow points to our street.


The next step? putting up the frame!

(Like always, you can click on the pictures to see them full size.)