Tick Tock Tick Tock

I haven't posted any updates on our cabin in awhile and I'm sure everyone is just dying to know what is going on with it. :)  I will say that this has been a very educational process for us and our builder.  I will also say that our opinion of government efficiency has not changed.

Without boring you with all the details,  it has taken us months to go through multiple government agencies to get a septic system designed and approved.  I think their motto is "the slower the better."

We could not apply for a building permit until the septic was done.  So, most of the summer was spent waiting.   We finally were able to submit for a building permit towards the end of July.  And then we waited again for the government to approve the permit.  3 1/2 weeks later they did.  At this point we knew that our cabin would not be finished this fall.  There is only so much time before the snow falls up there and we were running out fast. Our new expectation was to have the exterior done, before the snow falls and to finish the cabin in the spring when the snow melts.

We got all excited and started to think that now we could start building.  And we did.  Our builder moved mountains and got the hole dug and the footings poured pronto.   And then we got stopped again.

Rain.  And more rain.

We can't complain about rain because we need the moisture desperately, but it does slow down construction.  The workers were up there setting up forms in the pouring rain so the basement could be poured the following day.

The cement trucks came, the pumper truck came and guess what happened?  They couldn't make it up to the cabin because of the mud.  Stuck.  Down the mountain they went. 

Now our builder is trying to get some gravel up there so the cement trucks can come back up.  So really the next 2 weeks are critical.  If the cement trucks can get up there soon we can continue on as planned until the snow flies.  If not, we will probably finish with most of the concrete work, backfill etc. and then wait until spring to frame and finish it.

Although this next setback was especially disappointing since we finally thought we were in the clear, Scott and I are just taking it as it comes.  It is what it is and there is nothing anyone can really do about it.  Whatever gets done, great!  Whatever doesn't, we will finish in the spring and enjoy our cabin next summer.