BACK AT IT

Cistern taking shape.

After finishing up another project, Dan is back on the job, beginning to set the forms to pour the base footers and foundation which includes the cistern that will hold about 23,000 gallons of rainwater.  Local regulations require that all new construction have rainwater water catchment and containment.  Every square foot of roof has to have 1 gallon of water storage built in to the house; 1.5 gallons per square foot for roofs on 2 story buildings.  With our mix of single and two story build we need cistern capacity of somewhere north of 12,800 gallons.

Hoping to have this base poured before Dan leaves for vacation late July.  The challenges of the (remote) island build are being felt- all material- forms and steel- need to get touched 3-4 times to get them from St Thomas to the dock, to the boat, off the boat, to the site.

Hoping to get all concrete work done in two pours- First = cistern footers/walls; Second = back retaining wall, first floor, and cistern cap.  Seems like alot to juggle in two pours but the challenge of getting concrete to the site (pumper trucks on barge) is driving the math here.  Much still TBD.