When I saw that in one spot the footer was not quite in the correct location, I was concerned. Really concerned. They said they could probably adjust the house over, but we had to make sure we were not too close to the set-backs for …
The concrete in the footers has dried. The surveyor came out to mark where the block will go. He put in nails and spray painted them to make them highly visible. This is one of the piers to hold up the porch. I walked the …
The guys were out early on Thursday morning. They finished the last bits of gravel and spread the final fabric pieces to tuck our gravel in nice and cozy. They placed spikes to mark the depth for the concrete. They put a piece of wood …
Monday morning, March 5, they were out early and making good progress. The footers were so caved in and such a mess at this point, they kept re-surveying and checking to be sure they were following the new plan. They created a “well” and put …
After a long weather delay, they got back to work on Friday, March 2. They started re-digging the footers and pumping the water out of them. The geotextile fabric and loads of gravel were delivered. What is the fabric? The fabric is Thrace-Linq® 125EX. I …
It is March and they are finally working on our house again! Woo Hoo! The last time they were out there was on January 17th. We got the Engineer’s Excavation Report on January 22nd and gave them an additional check to keep going. We pulled …
So, the engineer has been out to the land and has issued his Excavation Report. We are going to have to put in Engineered Footings. The standard footings are included in the cost of the house. We have to pay extra for anything beyond this. …
The house will have a cement driveway, but they are putting in a construction driveway that will cross the gully to where Cliff will put the barn. The gravel driveway is pretty wide. It’s got a ditch on the right side. It is raised and …
January 15th: I went down to see how things are going. It is wet, muddy and very cold, but they got a lot done. They scraped and leveled the driveway and put in a drainage ditch. They put in two culverts. They dug a trench …
They are working on our footings and foundation today. The contractor came out to dig trenches for frost footings. What should have been one foot is about four feet. They have to keep digging till they get past the mud. They dig. Poke with a …
