Rain, Rain, Go away

After setting the majority of the sonotubes Saturday, we were suppose to finish the last six Monday morning. Due to the rain from Sunday and the continuing rain on Monday, we could not finish. We met on site Monday to get water off of the tarp because the forecast for Tuesday was even more rain. We did not want more water to build up and do any damage. We met Wednesday to find water in the footings. As we questioned what to do, someone remembered that we were offered a pump from Chris Rozelle. Thanks to Chris, we were able to pump out the water. We created trenches in between the rows of sonotubes so the water would flow off the site without getting into any more tubes. It was extremely muddy, so there was not much more we could do.

As of today, we have pumped out more water and plan on restringing the string so that tomorrow we can line the existing footings up and finish the remaining six. If all goes as planned, we will pour concrete Friday at 1pm.


-Lee Ann Duck