Month: June 2006

We haven’t been out to the new house for a while because not much has been happening. When we went out today, all the concrete flatwork in the basement and garage had been done. The cold storage room – this will be underneath the front porch Anne and Caroline in the garage Nancy was worried… Continue reading Flatwork

I’ve been in Irvine, CA on a business trip all week and the weather has been bad all week so Nancy didn’t go out and take pictures until today. The foundation has been completely backfilled and all the rough plumbing is in place. Looking at the garage. The gravel area is where the driveway will… Continue reading Completed Foundation

They’re in the process of putting in the window wells and backfilling up against the foundation. Looking north at the south side of the house. The orange “D” shows where the demarcation point will be. Looking at the back of the house towards the street. The “S” and the arrow shows where the sewer line… Continue reading Backfilling the Foundation

Today forms were off (note the crane for lifting forms) and the foundation had been coated with that black tar-like stuff that I assume is supposed to help prevent water seepage. Facing the front of the house. That funky notch is where the front steps/porch will go Looking south at the north side of the… Continue reading Foundation Tar