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: Doug; Blog; 24 August 2018; Hits: 1151

August 24

Progress, although much slower than we all want, is moving steadily forward. On Tuesday the concrete roof slab was poured, Patching and plastering of the downstairs units is 98% done and paint prime coat is done as much as possible. We are patching and plastering (skim coat) the exterior walls while we wait for the slab concrete to cure. (2-3weeks) Our kitchen cabinets are all here and they are being stored in Unit 7 bedroom, Windows and sliding glass doors, although ordered 18+ weeks ago, are due in end of this month !!!! (we were originally told 6-8 weeks delivery??)

August 20

Progress is slowly moving forward, we will be tiling the lower level floors soon, and installing the windows after the concrete roof slab is done. We already have a coat of primer paint on all the lower floor walls and ceilings, and also on the front exterior wall.

Upper floor walls

Finally got most of the upper floor walls poured on Friday.

We are forming and preparing the interior walls to pour the rest by the end of this week.

Construction Delays

As hard a decision as this has been to make, Doug and I have come to the realization that it is not going to be possible for us to open at the end of October as we had originally planned. We knew from the start that our construction schedule was very aggressive but after our initial meetings with our contractor we felt it was possible. It became apparent to us in the last few days that we are just too far behind schedule.

Watching Beryl

Beryl

We are keeping a carefull watch on Beryl, fortunately, this morning she was downgraded from cat 1 hurricane to a strong tropical storm. Hope the weakening continues.

Progress on the construction side is still slow, island pace !!!