Karl Laustrup
01-13-2006, 7:22 PM
Well gang, here's the Friday update. Not a whole lot different than that of yesterday afternoon, except all the big equipment is gone.
When I arrived about 7:30 this morning the excavation crew was already working removing the concrete footings and block from the area that used to be my computer room. They then got that area dug out for the footings, the west side having been completed yesterday [Thursday].
I have included a picture of a section of the footing that was under this addition to the original house. We were all amazed at the size of these footings. They were approximately 24" deep and about 1' wide. In the picture the part that is vertical and facing the back of the bucket was the top where the block was placed. It just seemed like a lot of footing for a 10'x20' room.
The other pix are of the new footings with their blankets on so they don't get cold tonight. ;) The 50 degree weather is gone I guess. Today was about 34 with a 15-20 MPH north wind that just went right through you. It was also gloomy and dark until late this afternoon.
Now some rest for the weekend. :)
The foundation walls will be formed and poured Monday. One week later the excavation people will be back and back fill the foundation and the framing will begin.
Looks like I'll get a wee bit of time to clean up the garage/shop so maybe I can start a project. That's if I remember how to measure and cut wood.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=29228
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=29229
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=29329
Above are the previous posts concerning our new home, in case anyone wants to start at the beginning.
By the way, I'm posting these updates as separate posts so that one post doesn't get so long that it takes forever to download for those of you with dial up connections.
Thanks Jim B. for all the info on the Cat5 cableing. I will definately try to get that done as you say, so maybe our granddaughter won't be saying stuff like, "Man Grandpa sure messed this up when he got the wiring done". "I can't get any of the new stuff unless I tear out everything and start over."
Thanks again for the support and comments. :) And I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend.
Karl
When I arrived about 7:30 this morning the excavation crew was already working removing the concrete footings and block from the area that used to be my computer room. They then got that area dug out for the footings, the west side having been completed yesterday [Thursday].
I have included a picture of a section of the footing that was under this addition to the original house. We were all amazed at the size of these footings. They were approximately 24" deep and about 1' wide. In the picture the part that is vertical and facing the back of the bucket was the top where the block was placed. It just seemed like a lot of footing for a 10'x20' room.
The other pix are of the new footings with their blankets on so they don't get cold tonight. ;) The 50 degree weather is gone I guess. Today was about 34 with a 15-20 MPH north wind that just went right through you. It was also gloomy and dark until late this afternoon.
Now some rest for the weekend. :)
The foundation walls will be formed and poured Monday. One week later the excavation people will be back and back fill the foundation and the framing will begin.
Looks like I'll get a wee bit of time to clean up the garage/shop so maybe I can start a project. That's if I remember how to measure and cut wood.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=29228
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=29229
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=29329
Above are the previous posts concerning our new home, in case anyone wants to start at the beginning.
By the way, I'm posting these updates as separate posts so that one post doesn't get so long that it takes forever to download for those of you with dial up connections.
Thanks Jim B. for all the info on the Cat5 cableing. I will definately try to get that done as you say, so maybe our granddaughter won't be saying stuff like, "Man Grandpa sure messed this up when he got the wiring done". "I can't get any of the new stuff unless I tear out everything and start over."
Thanks again for the support and comments. :) And I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend.
Karl