And a Hurricane

There have been some minor delays.  The plumber was busy and it took a while before we could get the rough plumbing completed.  Then hurricane Matthew blasted through.  We stopped work and secured everything.  There was no damage to the property, though there was a lot of beach erosion.  Finally, the concrete guys could finish the foundation.

More Foundation Work

The foundation is starting to look like something.

Foundation

The guys started forming the foundation grade beams and slab.

Pilings

The pilings were drilled today.  There are 28 continuous flight auger piles.  The piles are 16 inches in diameter and 30 to 35 feet deep.  It is amazing to see how they install these!  They drill a hole to the pile depth with a hollow auger, then pump concrete under pressure through the drill.  As the auger is removed concrete is pumped to the top of the hole.  Then a steel reinforcing cage is lowered into the wet concrete.

Water!

We have a new 2-1/2" artesian well.  It was drilled to 320 feet.

Gold Dust

We brought in 14 loads of fill today.  The dirt has to be approved as compatible with the existing beach dune sand.  Therefore, the stuff is trucked in from Vero Beach and costs like it is flecked with gold!

Temporary power pole installed.