Monday, October 12, 2009 - Why do Construction Workers Honor Federal Holidays? Do They Think They Are Bankers?

Monday, October 12, 2009 Columbus Day and despite the fact that construction workers don’t take off for federal holidays, we have no workers on site today. No work will proceed until we have new plans that take into account the foundation issue. The area in question is where the steps will lead to the new downstairs area. Since they can dig no closer to the house, the staircase will have to be reconfigured and may not be as sleek and simple as we had wanted. It also affects window placement and who knows what else at this point. All we can do now is wait for the architect to re-work the plans and get them to us to approve. Since it only took us about three months to get the plans just right to begin with, I fear we will lose several days of valuable work time going back-and-forth with the architect. We are now four days behind schedule and work has barely begun. Oh, and guess what? A wet-weather front is moving into the area and could stay with us the rest of the week. Cara reminded me often over the weekend that she would have been just as happy with a pool. Would have been cheaper, too…