House Remodel - Footings and Forms
The young man with the backhoe and dump truck finished leveling the area for the new addition and digging the footings. The work was completed Monday and I was much impressed with what one person with power machinery and a laser level could do.
Most of the pipe-like objects sticking out are the irrigation lines, which will have to be fixed after all the fun and games with the foundation is completed.
Then it poured and thunder stormed all day Tuesday. The packed footings weathered the weather just fine.
Today the crew came out and started in on the concrete forms for the foundation. It is kind of like having house-elves -- I go to work, and when I come home something new has been done.
I also put in a request to have the contractor's plumber check the old piping that is now exposed and easy(er) to get to and give me an estimate on the cost of replacement. If I can, I will, since the old galvanized pipe is the same age as the house, which was built in '48 or '49. Might as well upgrade that while it is relatively easy.
Most of the pipe-like objects sticking out are the irrigation lines, which will have to be fixed after all the fun and games with the foundation is completed.
Then it poured and thunder stormed all day Tuesday. The packed footings weathered the weather just fine.
Today the crew came out and started in on the concrete forms for the foundation. It is kind of like having house-elves -- I go to work, and when I come home something new has been done.
I also put in a request to have the contractor's plumber check the old piping that is now exposed and easy(er) to get to and give me an estimate on the cost of replacement. If I can, I will, since the old galvanized pipe is the same age as the house, which was built in '48 or '49. Might as well upgrade that while it is relatively easy.