Marking The Detailed Layout

Noon:

We arrived to find Garret and the concrete crew at the site working on measurements and trying to lay out batter boards and guidelines. A focused talk with Burt at Topsider about measurements ensued. During the call, Burt offered to send updated drawings to Garret's email right away to help clarify the measurements. Wilson (from the concrete crew), sensing our concern, told us that stuff like this always happens with exotic houses, that we shouldn't lose sleep over it, everything will work out, and you'll have a great house. This helped us feel better.

Wrestling with the Topsider Plans

Beginning The Detailed Layout	Reading The Plans
Contemplating An Approach

Garret explained to us the problem with Topsider's numbers. The foundation design did not reflect Washington (Clallam County) building codes for the stem (foundation) wall. To get the permit issued, Garret had to modify the plans, showing a poured stem wall in place of the concrete block wall in the original drawings. New measurements need to reflect that change. Burt requested that Garret send them the modified stem wall detail drawing to be incorporated into the building plans, which Garret did. Burt called back to say he had sent the new drawings, and Garret went over the measurements again. Garret said he was going to the printers to get the drawings Burt had sent him.

The Missing Details
Establishing The Center Baseline	Marking The South Wall Of The Living Room

Marking the center baseline and one wall were about all the concrete crew could do with some certainty. They left to return in the morning when hopefully the measurement issues will have been resolved.