Day Four: Making the Grade

It's not supposed to rain in Austin...

Excavation continues at a crawl. Rain is forecasted for the next few days which will put any further progress at a standstill. This creates a bit of a conundrum. You see, with the sprinkler system in shambles, it sure would be nice to get the water. However, at the cost of "no worky" until next week, my vote is no rain. Kind of like the presidential election though, I'm really not sure how much my vote really counts. Oh well, out of our control. We'll see what happens.

The only visible changes today are the increasing mounds of rock and dirt accumulating in the yard and the formation of the various levels. It is actually good to see those taking place, as the 2D renderings are difficult for most to follow. The design has several different tiers and levels, and watching them form helps a great deal with the overall vision.

One thing we are anxious to see happen, are the stairs leading down from the deck getting rebuilt. El Duderino's wife lost her mother in March of this year from a fall down a flight of stairs, so this has been a sticky point with us from the get-go (ignored by most of the PB's we talked to). As you can see from the picture on the left, the narrow/steep stairs would be a recipe for disaster combined with wet feet and the little duderinos. The deck should be demoed soon and we can't wait to see those steps go away! Apparently, the wood worker, not unlike the excavator, is a one-man-show and works at a snails pace (with laser precision). Good thing Spring isn't around the corner!


Chance of T-storms
50% chance of precipitation


It's not supposed to rain in Austin...