Pouring the Walls

The guys from Rock Concrete did the last finishing touches this morning - installing the brick ledge at the correct height, double checking the rebar and connections, and making sure all of the window boxes were secure.  Then it was time to pour - video below the pics.

Walls formed

The guys from Rock Concrete were at it bright and early today as we started forming the foundation walls.

Despite the extreme heat today, we managed to get the job done.  With a little more clean up left, we are on track to pour tomorrow at noon.  Well done guys!

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!

Footings Poured

Yes!  We got the footings poured today, which always makes me breathe a little easier.  Managing the site so far has been a challenge, but we've managed to continue to progress.

The inspector showed up as promised at 12:30 to check out the prep work by Rock Concrete.

After passing the inspection, we began the pouring process which I got some video of below.  In another week, we'll be ready to backfill the foundation walls, which I'm really looking forward to.

Footings and taking care of water

A bit of a whirlwind day onsite! In addition to the framers arriving to set up the footings,  Juvee was in helping me set up an interior weeping tile system to dry out the place.  In the end, we were successful in diverting the ground water away from the edges of the excavation, an into the new sump pit where the pump takes over.  We just need some good days of sunshine now!

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.

Excavation and Shoring

Today we finished the excavation and got that concrete under the walkout footings poured.  We have quite the water issues on the property, and with a weekend of rain in the forecast, we've got a high powered pump on site to hopefully keep things dry.

By the middle of the day, it was clear we would need some good shoring to protect the side wall excavations.  With quick team work between Juvee, Downtown Lumber and George, we had 8 foot sections of angle irons driven in to support 3/4" plywood shores.