Here is what the site looked like on April 19. The rectangular section in the foreground is where the front door and front stoop will be located. The notch in the center back will have basement windows. That wooden cutout in the foundation is reserved for the the back door, which will lead down to the river.

We visited the site this Saturday since it was a warm spring day (reaching 80 F). We spend 90 minutes continuing our invasive removal project. Here is Daphne pulling a plant.

After we worked for a while, we sat down by the river and ate lunch. Then we went kayaking on our new paddle boards. Unfortunately, I did not risk the camera on the river our first time out but we paddled south down the Sudbury River to Fairhaven Bay. It was around 1.2 miles each way. I will have to figure out how to take a camera and keep it dry because there are a lot of pretty houses along the river.

While we were on site, I went into the construction trailer. Here is a picture of the main table where you can see the construction set from the architect on the table and some plot layouts posted on the wall.

Also inside the trailer was a schedule for the next month or so. Here is what to expect:

  • April 19th – Foundation sides complete
  • April 21st – Foundation inspection
  • April 22nd – First phase of back filling (put the dirt back)
  • April 23rd-25th – Seal coat on the foundation walls
  • April 28th – Lumber arrives
  • May 12th – More back filling
  • May 19th – Helical footings (for the deck and porch, I assume)
  • May 19th – June 23rd – House framing

Here is the construction camera video for the week of April 14th. In this video you will see them installing the foundation forms, then pouring the foundation walls, and then removing the forms. I am sorry for the first few seconds of the video, the weather was not cooperating.

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