Framing Begins

It was great to see Miguel's smiling face this morning!  Finally, we have begun framing the house.  In another week, the bones of this two storey home will be up and people in the neighbourhood will get a feel for the look of the house.

We also had Avanti come by to complete the as-built survey measurements.  All was within the guidelines set out by the permit, so we are off to the races.

Footings stripped, survey and gravel

It was a busy day today.  Early on, we had the footings stripped and the wood thrown in the back (there's no other place to put anything on the site yet - pretty crowded).  Then came the waterproofers installing their exterior weeping tile.

Then, the surveyor was in to remark the footings with concrete nails.  Then!  It was the concrete guy slinging in his gravel to make things easier to work for everyone.

Finally, the forms for the walls were delivered as well as the rebar so that everything is set to build them up on Tuesday.  What a way to hit the long weekend!

Survey Day #2

We took another pause today for the survey team to come in and locate the footings.  George did a great job with the level of the excavation - with only a few centimeters separating the height in the four corners.

Survey Day

Demo has been going great, so it was the day to bring the surveyor in and locate the "cut".  By the time the foundations are ready, these guys will be back two more times to locate and repin the footings.  Back to excavation tomorrow....