Click here to see the doorbell in action...
Thursday, August 21, 2014
A doorbell before the door...
So when only the foundation is done, you're approaching the one year anniversary on the start of the project and you lock down a wonderful professional opportunity, what do you do? You treat yourself to a fun item for the house to be. I have been eyeing the most wonderful doorbell for months, and finally got Alex to acquiesce to my desires. It's damn cool. Unfortunately, the only online videos of how it functions is crappy, but do watch it to get the full effect.
Click here to see the doorbell in action...
Click here to see the doorbell in action...
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Under a great home must be a strong foundation...
Last week, our foundation was poured. The process to dig the trenches, lay the post-tension cabling, plumb for water for bathrooms, kitchen, utility room and also install in foundation electric for floor power was quite a process. The digging along was impressive.
According to FraserCon, our concrete company, we "have one of the most over engineered foundations they have ever seen." That basically means it cost too much. Seriously, there is a beam of concrete around the entire house that goes 5' deep and 12" wide along with a retaining wall that gradually increases to 4' high as you go front to back on the property. There is a lot of concrete in this foundation. Can you guess how many truck loads worth? Each truck holds 10 cubic yards of concrete. Answer to be posted in the next post. Our engineering firm also took samples to test for strength-- pictured below. They will crack the concrete at seven days and 28 days to make sure it is rated for a minimum of 3,000 psi.
Below are photos and two videos of the trenching system and digging as well as video of the foundation being poured and complete. Enjoy... framing to done towards the end of the month.
According to FraserCon, our concrete company, we "have one of the most over engineered foundations they have ever seen." That basically means it cost too much. Seriously, there is a beam of concrete around the entire house that goes 5' deep and 12" wide along with a retaining wall that gradually increases to 4' high as you go front to back on the property. There is a lot of concrete in this foundation. Can you guess how many truck loads worth? Each truck holds 10 cubic yards of concrete. Answer to be posted in the next post. Our engineering firm also took samples to test for strength-- pictured below. They will crack the concrete at seven days and 28 days to make sure it is rated for a minimum of 3,000 psi.
Below are photos and two videos of the trenching system and digging as well as video of the foundation being poured and complete. Enjoy... framing to done towards the end of the month.
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| Trenching system for post tension concrete foundation |
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| Master bedroom back wall-- 5' into the ground and 4' wall above ground. |
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| Hooper Engineering testing the concrete for strength |
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Pouring the concrete
Pouring the concrete
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| Finished foundation before forms are removed |
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