I've Been Framed

View of master bedroom.

Completed basement staircase.

Dining room.

Front door.

Staircase to second floor.

Day three of framing. View into kitchen.

Start of first floor walls on day two.

Framed Basement and first floor joists on day one.

Stacks of lumber on day one of framing.

Bay window footing

The infamous garage footings.

Poured floor with plumbing for future use bathroom.

Basement floor with slab plumbing and poly sheeting for water proofing.

Every House Needs A Good Foundation...

After struggling for about a week with the mud and muck, and one tow truck later, the foundation is finally in place.

Trucks waiting for the crane to get into position on Friday.

Crane Stuck in the mud on Friday, so we wait until Tuesday.

Truck stuck in the mud on Tuesday.

$300 Tow Truck

Finally we are headed in the right direction.

The concrete panels are precast off site with 5,000 PSI concrete and then brought to the job and lowered in place.

Each section is lowered into place and bolted to the one next to it. Heavy-duty sealant is put on the seam to waterproof the basement.

The finished porduct complete with a 15 year warranty.

The steps molded into the foundation on the left of the picture are brick ledges for the brick veneer that will be put on the exterior of the foundation.

2 posts in one day!

The basement hole. It will be a walkout basement on one side.

View from the "Walk-out" side.

Driveway through the trees.

#1 Clearing the Lot- aka murdering trees...that's what I call it.

This is before any digging has taken place. This is an acre lot that is going to have a 1200 sq ft walk out basement.

a big root ball from a tree. It's taller than "the excavator".

We got the excavator really cheap since he is only 4...

"Walking the line"

We begin...

Ken is starting "The house". This is where there will be updates on it. The Excavator starts clearing the lot on Monday.