Beauty of a roofline

This is what happens when an addition is added to an addition which is added to a not so well designed building. Not only does it have to go.....it's going to go!

Screenings

Screenings go down over the clay. They need to be spread to the correct depth then compacted.

Ramp for the bobcat

Backfilling is basically complete and now a ramp to allow the bobcat to bring the bring clay into the building.

Backfilling grade beam

The grade beam is up. 2" of SM rigid insulation around the perimeter with the top portion covered in treated plywood. The plywood protects the SM but is primarily in there because of the spray-in foam that we will be using later in the walls.

Prepping the grade beam

Boe and crew finalizing the forms for the grade beam

footings continue

Concrete, rebar....hardly finishing work but there wouldn't be any finishing work without it. It's a great feeling to see it going in.

the footings begin

Boe's Concrete is handling the footing and grade beam work. I'm glad it's them and not me.

thanks feldspar

Raymond and his crew did a great job with the demolition and trenching for the concrete footings. Thanks guys, you're great to work with.

what a wonderful entrance!

I guess the sign says it all.

trenching for concrete footings

I thought that last night's rain might hold us up. Feldspar, however, got right at it this morning. Boe's Construction is scheduled for tomorrow to get the footings in.

It's happening!

concrete is green

Not very long ago I thought that concrete was not a very green product. And in many respects it isn't. It is, nowever, green in the sense that it lasts a very long time and can be recycled, and in this case relocated and reused.

this is not recycling

Definately not recycling. What a mess!

what not to do

This is what happens when you don't think things through. I'm not impressed or proud of this.

trying to salvage the walls

We spent a fair bit of time trying how to salvage the existing basement. If I was going this again I might have got it right. As it turned out the approach failed miserably.

disconnecting water lines

So....now that the house is gone we have to dig down to disconnect the water and sewer lines.

silk purse from a sow's ear

Well this is what we have to work with. My apologies about the past few photos. Not sure what is happening.

You just have to love those roof lines. One big challenge is how we tie all these together. We have a plan!

Moving the house

Always interesting to see.