Construction on the courtyard wall started this morning. We went to do some shopping down in the Phoenix Metro area and by the time we returned home the trench was nearly complete. The work continued until later in the day and the trench is complete with the rebar installed.
Image – the finished trench looking toward where the front gate will be. Click on the image to enlarge.
We also scored another important milestone for the steel security doors. We had been working with a vendor in the Tucson area but when we were shopping today Verna noticed a storefront for security doors. We went in and talked to the salesman for a while. He gave us a quote which was less than half of what the Tucson vendor quoted us. That should save us enough money that we can afford steel doors for both the front and rear entrances.
