Amazing What Can Happen in a Day!

Getting a head start on the walls before the cement comes.

We were starting to worry whether our garage was going to be built in time before our furniture arrives from B.C.  The workers had the site prepared and framed for cement, but then it sat like that with no work being done on it for a full week! 

Finally, yesterday they came and poured the cement pad.  It was a cold day for cement pouring but they assured us that it would set.  After it was poured we had to wait for it to set a little before smoothing out the floor with the big smoothers called helicopters.  The workers worked late into the night to get it done.  If they had left it until the morning they never would have been able to smooth it out.  They were very dedicated workers.  Every couple of hours they would see if it had set up enough to work the helicopter.  They finally finished smoothing out the cement and left at 12:20 a.m.!!  I told you they were dedicated!

This morning we woke up to another beautiful sunny day in PEI.  Workers started arriving and the garage walls started to go up.  We were very excited at the progress they were making.  The next thing we knew, the trusses for the roof started to go up! Could this mean that we will actually have the garage ready for when the furniture arrives?  If they keep this up, it just might happen!

We decided that in order to keep things running smoothly, we needed to keep the workers happy.  So today for their 10:00 a.m. coffee break, we invited them into the house for coffee and freshly made, hot out of the oven, cinnamon rolls.  They loved it!  Tomorrow I think I’ll make them cookies.  There is nothing like having chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven!  Yum!

Our furniture should arrive Monday or Tuesday of next week.  We have to put a lot of things into the garage so I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the garage will be ready for its arrival.  Workers don’t work on the weekends in PEI so time will be tight!  Stay tuned as to whether we make it on time!



Supplies are being delivered



It takes some skill to get it off the truck

Carefully placing the supplies

Getting a head start making the walls

Preparing the site for cement

Finally the cement arrives!

Pouring the cement

Trying to smooth the wet cement

Waiting for the cement to dry

One of the helicoptors sitting on the floor

Working after midnight to make sure we get a smooth floor

The first wall to goes up!

Taking a break

It's starting to look like a garage!

Ron wants to move in already!

Ron is very happy!

Not bad after two days work!