When I went by the building site this afternoon I found a full crew of block masons working. The had the walls partially up. I am now able to see how the windows on one side will line up / not line up with those on the existing neighbor's home. I watched a crew of six workers lifting the lintel for the small garage door into place.
I also found out that the 8" x 16" block with the u-shape cut outs is for the top course of the wall. One of the workers explained that steel rebar is put into the u-shape and concrete is poured around this to provide a stronger wall with connection through sections of block to the slab and footers.
My neighbor is a bit concerned about the construction noise and early starting times, as he has houseguests arriving this weekend. Maybe they will get all the block work done tomorrow. Noise and construction debris are the price we have to pay for building a new home in a new community. I do wish that the builder would put up a silt fence on the lot sidelines to keep debris from the neighboring finished yard, but I guess it is not to be.
Pringle also sent some new pictures today, that are available at the picture link on the home page.
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