The next day, several piles of sand and gravel appeared on site to begin preparation for pouring the concrete slab/ There were lots and lots of sand piles to play in! Which is why we didn't bring Viv up here at this stage...
The crew spent a couple of days spreading the sand all over the house floor and even had some left over. Then they went to areas of the foundation where they were going to pour different concrete heights and put in dividers so they could control the levels in different areas. This is done so flooring of different thicknesses, such as wood floors versus carpet/tile can be relatively level in the final build by making the sub-floor different levels.
Then they came back the next day and dug some trenches and moved away extra sand in areas that need more concrete reinforcement. These trenches and holes allow concrete to fill in extra thick in needed areas.
For extra reinforcement in the shop/garage they laid out rebar to be filled with 5 inches of concrete! Helllooo two-post car lift!
Tomorrow they pour the slab concrete! More updates soon.
Bonus pic: Here is the front door we're looking at selecting.
Bonus section:
When I went up and checked on the house near dark and to make sure the gate was closed, I noticed an excellent sunset and lots of Canadian geese flying by. Since I had the camera I took a few shots with and without flash. The contrast of the setting sun and dark environment confused the camera, but made for some high contrast photos!
1 comment:
Good lookin' slab y'all got there! Congrats! I hope the storm hasn't affected you guys too much.
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