Foundation: Part 3

The forms are off and here are pictures of the foundation and views in the back of our meadow.

Foundation Part 2

Next the footing was poured and forms were erected around the foundation for 30,000 PSI concrete can be poured in the forms. Large cement trucks came in and poured the foundation which was then left for 1-2 days to dry and then the forms were removed.

The Foundation

After 1-2 days, escavation was done and they started layout of the footings which hold up the house. Although many builders don't always do this, my husband Rob, with his wealth of building knowledge, insisted on putting in extra reinforcement - rebar steel -which was laid into the footing.

We've Broken Ground!!!! The Foundation

Hi to all our friends and family. We have moved forward and "broken ground" at Pelham Island on June 14. We hired Al Mailett of Mailett and Sons to put in our foundation.

The first step: escavate and dig the hole where the house will be. The site plan along with staking our the foundation from our engineer was necessary for this to be accurate. The stone was laid for drainage.