14 - 23 May 2007

Monday - 14 May (Day One) After More Than One Year Of Planning (etc) Construction Begins On The Addition To Our Myrtle Beach Home !
View From Inside The House. Concrete Forms Are Erected!		(Our Builder Hired Max, The Same Guy Who Did Lots Of Concrete Work For Chuck & Karen At Their Pro-Tech Auto Business) !
View From Side Street (Pinfeather)		Looking Towards Pinfeather Dr.
Monday 14 May & Tuesday 15 May (Day Two)
(Tons Of Concrete Will Also Bury Those Pesky Moles, Who Have Been Digging Up Our Lawn)!		Max's Workers Start Backfilling To Raise The Floor Level	Need To Remove Most Of Patio & Dig Hole For New Foundation	Four Inches Of Concrete Will Go Above The Dirt Backfill
Max Jr Backfills With A Bobcat	Backfill Task Is Complete!		Trenching The Foundation Perimeter Making Space For Rebar Framework
Wednesday - 16 May (Day Three)
Ready For Inspection By The County.		Unfortunately, Lots More Work Required By Inspector So No Concrete Will Be Poured Today!
In The Afternoon Dale Volunteered At The Jamin' Leather Auction. The Red Cross Receives All Proceeds From This Annual Auction Held During The Harley Davidson Rally ("Bike Week")
Touch Me And I'll Ring This Bell So Loud ...	Dale & Cohorts 'Man' The Red Cross Booth	The Access Road Becomes A Parking Lot	They Even Provided Chairs For Us To Sit In While We Bid Our Money Away ;-)
16 May - 19 May & 20 May
Hey Auctioneer! We Have A Bid Over There!	Dale Official Bell Ringer	Broadway At The Beach Filled With Bikes & Bikers !		My Roses Are Starting To Bloom !
Tuesday - 22 May (Day Nine) Eureka! We Passed The County Inspection! The Concrete Will Be poured Today!
Waiting For The Concrete Pumper & Trucks		Concrete Crane-Pumper Levels itself	Crane Extends And Unfolds	Crane Extends Over Our Trees
Crane-Pumper Stretches All The Way Into Our Back Yard !		Builder Aaron Neal & Crane Operator	Concrete Worker Sets Stick To Measure Concrete Depth	Hurrah! The Concrete Is Pouring !
The Perimeter/Foundation Footings Are Filled In First.
Tons Of Weight Pour Through This Tube Every Few Minutes !	The Pump Operator Uses A Remote Control System!	Concrete Trucks Dump Concrete Into The Crane's Hopper	Protecting The House From Concrete Splashing	Our Former Patio Area Will Be Our New Living Room
Soon To Be Our Living Room Floor !	Pumping Heavy Concrete Over Our Trees And House!		Concrete Trucks Lined Up To Dump Their Loads Into The Crane-Pumper's Hopper
This 'Dry Mix' Concrete Dries Fast !	Wading Boots Are A Must!		Hard Work, Slogging Around In A Sea Of Concrete	Remarkable How They Can Smooth It So Quickly !
Wednesday - 23 May (Day Ten)
The Concrete Is Set The Forms Have Been Removed! 'Framing' (Carpentry) Starts Tomorrow		Barry Got A Free 30-Foot Driveway In The Back Yard!