Slab drainage and water to site

The house setout was completed on schedule. It's like reading a foreign language - what the peg and how they stagger the measurements seems strange to me so good thing Steve and I didn't try to do it.  Watching the professional in action illustrated that some jobs should be left for those skilled in it.  It would have taken us an age to do what he did in an hour.

The plumbers had planned to start on Tuesday October 1st but it was called off around 7.30 am due to the wet weather.  This was a good thing because it was Connor's 10th birthday and we have a tradition of the 3 of us spending the day together doing as Connor's puts it, "whatever he wants".  This basically means focusing on Connor 100% but I'm not sure how this makes it different from any other day?   Other than he thinks he is the boss! Steve took the day off as he does each year as Connor's birthday falls in the school holidays.  Although maybe my absence wouldn't have been noticed as Connor was quickly into his various Lego presents:  Star Wars Republic Gunship and Star Wars AT-TE both fairly large models and Lego Minecraft.  When Nana arrived for lunch she surprised Connor with Lego R2D2.  One very happy boy, sorry, tween!

When the plumbers arrived Wednesday they nearly got bogged getting their excavator off the truck.  Unfortunately my all-weather driveway wasn't very all-weather'ish.  It seems the crushed rock has too much dirt in it and retains the water.  Great.  

There was a lot of rain onsite and the site cut was under water in parts which didn't give me confidence.  Talk about not being flat! 

Anyway the team at Pro-Fit Plumbing got into it and did a great job under not ideal circumstances.  

Here are some photos of the action: