Barn floor and state approved culvert

After a couple weeks of little to no progress on the barn, we finally got the flooring poured. 

This means the siding can now be put up and once that is done, Uriah and I will finish out the inside.

 

 

 

It looks like it was just completed and still wet, but actually it was poured on Monday.  The shine is just an illusion.  Uriah was thinking ahead and had them finish it to a smooth surface since this will be his wood shop, it will make clean up much easier.

 

 

 

After 21 pages of government paperwork and forms, including areal photos, surface photos, diagrams and on-site inspections....we finally have an official, state approved, culvert. 

 

This is what most of the neighbors have...

 

 

 

And this is our new state approved culvert.

 

 

They were actually working on it when we arrived, I got the dozer in action.

 

 

The old culvert was dug out.  Stabilized sand was laid down.  The concrete tube and sloped forms were placed and covered with more sand.  Then the whole thing was covered in red clay dirt and then finally the gravel.  It still needs a final sign off by a state inspector.