Current location:	home front
Current mood:	relieved
Entry tags:	home improvement

Foundation -- All In A Day's Work
Here we go, the highlights of the day's work by the concrete crew.


This is how the forms looked as of yesterday - they added insulating foam and rebar to the dug footings. Turns out the city had made some changes to how they wanted footings prepped, so the guys worked like beavers to get everything ready.


We started off bright and early at 6 a.m. when the crew showed up in pickup trucks. About 15 minutes later, the concrete pumper truck arrived and set itself up. They parked diagonally in the middle of the street and pretty much blocked the entire road. Fortunately you can get around the block without major problems.


Once the machine had set up, it snaked a long multi-jointed boom around the tree and over the roof of the house into the back where the footings had been prepped.

Another view of the pumper boom and pipe. The pipe isn't that huge, so I'm assuming the weight of the flowing concrete isn't too bad.

And here is what was waiting when I got home from work -- a tidy slab with the new plumbing and fasteners sticking out. Wow. I had asked the guys if it needed to be wrapped or kept wet and they said "nope".

Now we wait for it to finish setting. I'm just amazed at what technology and the right machinery can do -- and how fast! The thought of a usable room on a level with the rest of the house tickles me greatly. :D