11-15-2009, 09:13 AM
Wow everyone, thanks for the wonderful "welcome backs!"
They poured the concrete yesterday. The crew got to my house at 6:30am and finished the dirt work, put in the forms, did the steel, and poured the thing.... whew it was a long day. The last finisher left at midnight!
The concrete guys wanted to wreck the forms off last night so they would be done, but in my opinion is was way too soon to be taking the forms off. So, I made a deal with the contractor that I would wreck off the forms later so that they didn't have to come back. And, I get to keep all the form lumber which I will use in the structure.
Next step is to clean up the yard. Then I'll wreck off the forms. And then I'll hire someone with a tractor/box blade to spread all the leftover dirt around the foundation. And then on to the framing. Unfortunately I will be out of town next week, so I'll be on hold until Thanksgiving week.
Again, thanks to everyone for your replies.
BTW: I have been hanging out here a little over the past month.... just didn't have anything to say!
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They poured the concrete yesterday. The crew got to my house at 6:30am and finished the dirt work, put in the forms, did the steel, and poured the thing.... whew it was a long day. The last finisher left at midnight!
The concrete guys wanted to wreck the forms off last night so they would be done, but in my opinion is was way too soon to be taking the forms off. So, I made a deal with the contractor that I would wreck off the forms later so that they didn't have to come back. And, I get to keep all the form lumber which I will use in the structure.
Next step is to clean up the yard. Then I'll wreck off the forms. And then I'll hire someone with a tractor/box blade to spread all the leftover dirt around the foundation. And then on to the framing. Unfortunately I will be out of town next week, so I'll be on hold until Thanksgiving week.
Again, thanks to everyone for your replies.
BTW: I have been hanging out here a little over the past month.... just didn't have anything to say!
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