Ava's been on the job site again, this time, she made sure
Alchemy was doing everything according to her liking. They're doing the foundation, radiant heat and colored concrete floor.
As you can see, the weather was still nasty when they poured the concrete for the stem wall. (That's the perimeter of the foundation.)
I spread grass seed and then Art and I sprinkled straw over the whole front yard area. Erosion control. Silly, since the lot is almost flat, but it's what the county requires...
The concrete set overnight, and they pulled the forms off and began to fill in the foundation with various sizes of gravel.
Then they covered that gravel with plastic sheeting, and the plastic got covered with sand.
They used two little Bobcat tractors to help backfill and infill. After the sand, a layer of rigid foam insulation went on, then rebar, then they'll attach the PEX tubing to the rebar. The PEX tubing is where the warm water will flow to heat the house. Then Monday they'll pour brown colored concrete on top and finish it until it's nice and smooth ,and that will be the finished floor surface inside the house. All I have to say is, "hallelujah, the weather has been so nice all week and should be good enough to finish the foundation off on Monday!"
Ava and Art are pretty happy about it, too.
Ava's been on the job site again, this time, she made sure Alchemy was doing everything according to her liking. They're doing the foundation, radiant heat and colored concrete floor.
As you can see, the weather was still nasty when they poured the concrete for the stem wall. (That's the perimeter of the foundation.) 
I spread grass seed and then Art and I sprinkled straw over the whole front yard area. Erosion control. Silly, since the lot is almost flat, but it's what the county requires...
The concrete set overnight, and they pulled the forms off and began to fill in the foundation with various sizes of gravel.
Then they covered that gravel with plastic sheeting, and the plastic got covered with sand.
They used two little Bobcat tractors to help backfill and infill. After the sand, a layer of rigid foam insulation went on, then rebar, then they'll attach the PEX tubing to the rebar. The PEX tubing is where the warm water will flow to heat the house. Then Monday they'll pour brown colored concrete on top and finish it until it's nice and smooth ,and that will be the finished floor surface inside the house. All I have to say is, "hallelujah, the weather has been so nice all week and should be good enough to finish the foundation off on Monday!"
Ava and Art are pretty happy about it, too.
2 comments:
I can't remember for sure how I came across you blog, but I have enjoyed watching the progress on your house. It is going to be lovely.
We are also in the foundation stage (a bit behind you) on our house and have a six year old daughter named...Ava!
Here's hopeing for good weather and luck in the comeing months. We will surely need both!
Those Alchemy guys are pretty good, aren't they? Not a bad-looking crew either. (Just make sure you keep the booze locked up!)
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