by Jeffery Battersby | May 13, 2004 | HousePosts
AGAIN!? So this time we knew it was happening. Concrete starting to pour at 1:00 pm or shortly thereafter. So I make plans to snag the kids from school early. (This concrete job includes big pumps, and concrete vibrators and the like. All big fun!! Absolute MUST SEE!)...
by Jeffery Battersby | May 12, 2004 | HousePosts
And tomorrow we pour… Tomorrow at 1:00 pm, or thereabouts, the concrete for the foundation walls will be poured. It’s a huge step and the final step before what seems like “instant progress” makes its grand appearance. What’s amazing is...
by Jeffery Battersby | May 10, 2004 | HousePosts
Walls up too… We’ve gotten word that tomorrow the foundation walls go up. Should be, according to Smith Brothers Concrete, completed by Thursday. Time to call the framers.
by Jeffery Battersby | May 6, 2004 | HousePosts
Walls So here we sit, waiting for the next round. The footings have been approved by the building department as have the footing drains. The little stream at the back of the foundation seems to be fairly well under control. No new water inside the footings and the...
by Jeffery Battersby | Apr 29, 2004 | HousePosts
Sometimes not knowing is good… Well, you’ve gotta like it when the GC has no clue what’s taken place on a given day. Consider me completely uninformed. As my wife informed me when I got home Wednesday afternoon, the footings have been poured. (Take...
by Jeffery Battersby | Apr 28, 2004 | HousePosts
With emphasis on upward… Footings have begun. Last Friday the concrete crew was here driving stakes at the foundation corners and running strings. On Mondayâ€â€in the midst of a driving rainâ€â€they began setting forms and running steel and with any luck...
