The long foundation process

Well, we finally have a foundation poured and ready to be backfilled. It was quite the long process with a two week delay due to design issues. The bottom line was that we needed to have caissons drilled and poured to 28 feet rather than just footings. The foundation is done and should be backfilled tomorrow. It was a bit of a frustrating month for Brian and I, but we are through it and are grateful to be making progress once again.

This week, we are hoping to have the foundation backfilled and compacted, all of the debris removed from the backyard, and the new back patio poured. Pretty exciting to be moving forward once again.

The excavation.

The view from our back door.

The mobile drill rig drilling the caissons.

The caissons being poured.

The finished foundation!

The Garage

The garage is no longer. They have torn out the concrete floor as well as half of the outside wall and foundation in preparation to start excavating the new foundation this week. It's pretty crazy. But, it's progress!

(De)Construction Begins

Here are a few shots of the activity from the last week. Lots of concrete removal including the the concrete next to the garage, back patio (roof and all), and the garage floor itself. Photos of the inside of the garage will be posted soon.

Brian's parking spot is no more!

No more back patio - to be replaced by a larger one!

Preparation to remove the garage wall and foundation.

The calm before the storm

Here are a couple of before shots of the house (the backhoe is in the driveway waiting to tear into the garage and back patio). The huge remodel has begun and our garage and backyard is in quite the state of disarray. Some (de)construction shots will follow soon.