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Saturday, April 12, 2014

Building a Foundation

Dear Diary...oh wait, wrong place for that.

The Tate Residence is moving along nicely despite adverse weather conditions and difficulty scheduling subcontractors.  Since the Winter was so harsh and long...there was little to no work able to take place. Typically, during the Winter, construction work is able to be done intermittently with marginal progress but not this year.  Therefore, the backlog of work from construction projects delayed by the Winter is effecting our schedule (in addition to the rain now).

That being said...Monday they finalized the excavation of the basement and brought in additional stone for the driveway in an effort to allow concrete trucks to come on to the site and not sink to the axles. The  "fat clay" soils we have on site turns to a slick muck and "pumps" under foot track. A typical loaded concrete truck weighs about 70,000 lbs. (35 Tons). So...we decided to get a concrete pump truck in to pump the concrete. Thursday morning the concrete crew was on site laying out and placing the Form-A-Drain stay forms. The site contractor worked with them to install the stone base. The grade beams turned out nicely.  They will be forming the basement walls on Monday with plans to pour on Tuesday (weather permitting).  We will wreak the forms on Wednesday, waterproof the walls (interior and exterior) on Thursday, backfill on Friday, and be ready for framing Monday, 4/21.  The Tate Residence will be vertical very soon!

Andy  

Depressed Footing For Walk Out Basement Door.

Left Elevation - Living Room, Study - 1st Floor and Master Suite, Spa - 2nd Floor.

From the Front Looking at Kitchen, Morning Room, and Family Room.


Rear Right Corner - Looking at Family Room, Morning Room, and Kitchen.

One of the many large boulders removed from the basement during excavation.
Front Entry and Porch.

Concrete pump truck headed out.

Grab Life By the Horns!

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