Well everything is more or less ready for concrete...except the weather. It was 70* last weekend and into the start of this week, but now the forecast is calling for 18" of snow on site. We were not quite ready to pour when it was nice. Probably missed the "window" by just 1-2 days. Concrete sub got everything covered again with the blankets, and we'll see what happens at the end of next week.
The pex manifolds seem to be holding the 100psi they were charged to so no rebar punctures. A boom pump will be used for the pour, so that should minimize additional foot traffic (and puncture risk). The pictures don't show them, but the rebar mat was elevated about 2" on chairs. The plumbers said the foamboard with the pex channels made their job quite a bit easier. It also kept the pex out of harm's way for the concrete crew during rebar installation.
While it would have been nice to get the slab poured this week, it really doesn't change much for the overall project schedule. Building kit was ordered but fabrication is going to take 10 weeks. Estimated ship date is early April. We did get the order placed for the windows too since Anderson was doing a 5-6% price increase. Lead time on 100 series windows is only 4-6 weeks, much better than the 4-6 months from a year ago. With nowhere to store anything that arrives early (at least until the building is erected), I ended up buying another 20' container, since the orange 40'er is full of household crap and the light gray 20'er is all full of Landcruiser parts. For anyone looking at containers, prices are definitely down a bit. Also, the 1 trip containers are well worth the slight price permium. Per my wife, I have to sell the 40' container once everything is done. Her allowing me to keep the other two is a win in my book.
Hopefully my next post shows a finished slab!
