We are off to the races, and we have brought in Andres Artuch, one of the island’s finest backhoe operators, to assist us in carving out the trenches required for the home’s “strip footings”
“Drey” will follow the spray painted markings to excavate exactly the right size, depth and width for the home’s concrete footings. Site foreman Troy Rankin is seen here managing the process with a laser level.
The steel is raised above the bed of the footing to allow for coverage beneath
The footings for the entire home will be excavated and steel laid in before the first concrete arrives on site.
Vertical steel, called “starter bars”, are then tied into the footings to connect to the concrete foundation walls – You can see that the project coordinator is doing his job as the concrete block (in the background) for the foundations walls has already been delivered to the site.
If you missed out on our earlier entries, be sure to click on "Older Posts" below or browse the "Blog Archive" above-right, to go back to the beginning of the project and see the whole story.
If you missed out on our earlier entries, be sure to click on "Older Posts" below or browse the "Blog Archive" above-right, to go back to the beginning of the project and see the whole story.
