New Home - Footing and Stem Wall

Watching the home building process is pretty interesting... although Paul and I don't prop chairs up and watch as they build, we do stop by the house 1 to 2 times per week to check the progress. I never really understood how the process was done and always found it fascinating, so watching to process is very enlightening.

After they recompacted the pad, they started with was the footing - this is where they line the ground with a cement-rock mixture. Then proceed with the stem wall directly over the lining- where they lined the outline of the house with wood planks and re-bar - then filled in with cement. ---- somewhere in this time, they dig the ground for the plumbing.

this is the footing --- north facing - those two spots in the front there are the pillars for the front porch. 

December 21, 2014

 December 25, 2014

this was right after they poured the stem wall and removed the wood plats

January 2, 2015

 They are getting ready to pour the foundation here 

January 6, 2015

Paul standing in what will be our new 4 car garage! 

Here are our shadows - hanging out at the front of the property

January 6, 2015

That's it for now! Can't wait to update on the latest progress!!