When it gets cold, construction slows. this seems to be the law of nature around Calgary and can only be defeated by massive expenditure in terms of labour, heat, and hoarding materials. I’d prefer to do none of that and simply use the favourable autumn weather. This means a few tasks must be done, some in order, some less restrictive. The volume of work is as follows, 1. gas install underground, 2. garage pour, sidewalks and patios pour, 3. sewer and water install, 4. paper and wire prep for stucco, 5. inspections for all pre board related activities, 6. insulation install and spray foam, 7. load drywall, 8. prepare scaffold and materials for stucco, and soon after do the sand and cement scratch coat, 9. trench for electrical to garage, inspect and lay cable in trench, 10. acrylic stucco final coat after scratch coat cures, 11. frame and prep garage for stucco, prep siding soffit fascia and garage doors, 12. install mast for electrical service and inspect garage electrical, create enmax billing account, have power connected, 13. commission the furnaces and have gas account up and running, condensate lines, other mech room work before furnace firing, 14. whatever else comes up!. If this appears to be a lot of work to compress into a short period, it is. All of this is currently in some stage of readiness at my site, and most of it needs done before October is over, or perhaps a little later if the weather is ok. Often there are plenty of warm spells up to and sometimes beyond Halloween that assist greatly in these construction races against the weather. Some of the stages require drying and curing, multiple days of preparation before work can proceed, or dry weather. Any work that isnt done may need to wait, and this could actually be the month of May 2024. That is a tremendous amount of time to wait for a project with an early winter finish date to wait six months for mild May weather. I think over the years we have learned the true cost of waiting for some of these stages, or have accepted delays from contractors that created a chain reaction of delayed work and the onset of winter. This year I have committed myself to getting the project complete before Christmas and this means everything outside has to be done. So far we are looking good, the next two weeks will be pivotal.
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