Friday, July 19, 2013

Basement Framing

The framing started the next week and the plates and the back wall went up pretty quick.

Here's C enjoying the view from her future office.


Two days later they sheeted the exterior and braced the walls.  First rain but the wood really didn't get wet too bad.  I changed to Doug Fir instead of Hemlock Fir (more costly) as it is the best structural lumber by far.





Meanwhile, I have so much backfilling to do that it will probably take me a couple months before everything is done.  As I finish off sections of the waterproofing, I will try and move dirt but the biggest areas are the front of the house and the garage.

I have to raise up the the garage floor about 3' and for a 1300 sq ft area, that is a lot of material..  

Plus the front of the house is excavated out about 15' away from foundation where the pier pads were poured.  Once I pour the sonotubes, that will be about 50+ yds of dirt to fill in.

At least we are starting to see the house take shape now.  

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