And we’re so happy to reach a point where there is an “Outside” and “Inside”. This week we worked at finishing everything we had to get done to start putting the dirt back around the outside of the house. First, we had to put peel-and-stick waterproofing around the walls, then cover that with dimple board.Continue reading “Working Around The Outside”
Category Archives: Foundation
A Strong Foundation
We hope. Although better than the last concrete day, this one also didn’t go exactly as planned. We didn’t get done as much bracing on the wall as we hoped to do before the pump truck for the concrete showed up almost an hour early. Thankfully our help arrived before the actual concrete arrived, butContinue reading “A Strong Foundation”
A Lot Done This Week
This week was full. Not only did we get the concrete for the footings poured we got the ICF up and all we need is some more bracing and we get more concrete! As mentioned in the previous blog post, we had our inspection on Wednesday morning and the concrete arrived Wednesday afternoon. This wasContinue reading “A Lot Done This Week”
We Got The Permit!
So we’ve been busy getting the forms finalized before our inspection on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, in the morning. (That’s TOMORROW!) The main thing we did this week was to cut and install rebar to tie the bedrock, the footings, and the foundation into one monolithic structure. We created a handy jig for measuring theContinue reading “We Got The Permit!”
Forming Footings
This week we got the footings for the foundation formed and discovered that we had to say goodbye to another tree. With the hole dug for the foundation it became obvious that the large cedar tree in the yard would be in the way of our deck (not to mention our view of the lake)Continue reading “Forming Footings”
A Hole Lot of Trouble
We dug up the rest of the hole we need to do the foundation and got a couple of surprises. We had dug down to bedrock under the original east side of the house and we thought we had a large enough space to conclude that the bedrock was about there for the entire footprintContinue reading “A Hole Lot of Trouble”
The Blog Time Forgot
Originally posted on 2020-11-15 Okay, I’m the one that forgot it, but there’s no need to be picky! So before we could put in the foundation I talked about last week, we had to get concrete in for the footings. Due to us being sick there was a long time between building the frame forContinue reading “The Blog Time Forgot”
Building a Solid Foundation
Originally posted on 2020-11-08 Hey everyone! Really sorry I missed doing a post last week. It slipped my mind, but I will go back and write about getting the concrete truck in and getting the concrete poured. For now though I want to talk about all we had going on this week, or at leastContinue reading “Building a Solid Foundation”
Preparing For Concrete
Originally posted on 2020-09-27 This week consisted of working more on the footings for moving the garage and testing some of our assumptions regarding the cost of concrete. This week consisted of making it so the fittings are level. Apparently, when I wrote last week they weren’t. We’ve also made it more sturdy and clearedContinue reading “Preparing For Concrete”
More Foundation Work
Originally posted on 2020-09-20 We continued working on the new foundation for the one-car garage we’re planning on moving. This week we’ve managed to finish digging the hole for the new foundation. Using the tractor (of course) every evening after work until dinner time we dug approximately 2.5 to 3 feet down to hit bedrock.Continue reading “More Foundation Work”
Huron The Lake 