As any of the fairer sex will tell you, You gotta have a good foundation. Now they may be speaking of a woman's supporting undergarment or a cosmetic usually used as a base for makeup. But the principal is that without a good base, things have a way of slipping, jiggling, shifting and running. It's no different in construction.
The concrete contractor, Justin and the "Amigos" got back to the site on Sunday November 8th after the rains cleared out. Over the next couple of days they set up the forms, filled them,let them set, then stripped them down.
This past Saturday, November 21st the crew did the grading and back fill.
Check out all the pictures here.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
IDA rather it hadn't rained.
The foundation crew started their work on Monday November 8th. By the end of Tuesday the 9th they had dug out the footers, had them inspected and the concrete poured. Later that night in began to rain. Hurricane IDA meandered up the east coast a high a wall of high pressure. So when it started to rain on Tuesday it continued on Wednesday, Thursday and finally ended on Friday the 13th. The foundation crew wants to work over the weekend setting up the concrete forms, then pour first thing next week. I hope the weather cooperates.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Let's get this party started!
In October 1999 Betsy and I found a piece of waterfront property on Brannock Bay situated about 14 miles outside of Cambridge , MD in an area known as the Neck District. We purchased the parcel with the intention of one day building our home on it.
Over the years we have improved the parcel. Five acres were placed into a forest stewardship program and we're growing several thousand lob lolly pine trees. Well, septic and electrical service were all added to the property when we constructed a carriage house in 2003. We added a pier a couple of years later.
With all of that in place, the day has come and here's the plans for the home we are building.
Our building permit has been issued and Betsy and I had a little ground breaking ceremony on Saturday November 7th. Work on the foundation will start this week.
Over the next several months, I'll be using this space to chronicle this project from it's inception a decade ago to it completion sometime in 2011.
Over the years we have improved the parcel. Five acres were placed into a forest stewardship program and we're growing several thousand lob lolly pine trees. Well, septic and electrical service were all added to the property when we constructed a carriage house in 2003. We added a pier a couple of years later.
With all of that in place, the day has come and here's the plans for the home we are building.
Our building permit has been issued and Betsy and I had a little ground breaking ceremony on Saturday November 7th. Work on the foundation will start this week.
Over the next several months, I'll be using this space to chronicle this project from it's inception a decade ago to it completion sometime in 2011.
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