We are out of the ground, finally...

Between the rains, Navaratri & Diwali, the work continued at breakneck speed, but we were not able to achieve our goal of finishing the plinth before Diwali break.

Diwali this year was quiet nice, knowing this most like was our last Diwali in our current home. By next Diwali, the goal is to move into Utsav!

So, there it is... the deadline... Move-in by Diwali 2014. What's the plan to get there?

1. First thing's first, we need to finish ALL masonry work by February 2014. 
2. Windows, plumbing, A/C & AV ducting, electrical & flooring done by March 2014. Since we are going to go for UPVC windows, this does not seem like a major problem. Our electrical plans for all slabs are out and looks like they will need very little tweaking as usual.
3. That leaves six months for interior furniture, kitchen, glass, and systems installation. Doable, right?

Here are some of the latest pictures of how much the work has progressed before Diwali break. Ground beams are cast perfectly and water tanks are also done. We are going to fill up the remaining portion by sand instead of earth. There will be brick masonry work on top of the beams till the plinth level after which there will be plinth coping covering the entire ground floor.

New post after a long long while

Rains of September 25th stalled work for quiet some time. Here are some of the images of the conditions on the ground after rain.

Thankfully, the foundation work was done, column RCC done till the ground level. But, filling excavated earth back in was quiet painful since everything was soaked in too much of water.

We lost good two to three weeks of work due to rains of 3 days.

Oh well, all is well that ends well... but when???