Installing Wall Foam, Continued

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Continuing to Install Insulating Foam on Inside of Foundation Wall

Installing Wall Foam

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Installing Insulating Foam on Inside of Foundation Wall

Stripping Forms, Smoothing Wall

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Removal of the wall Forms

Pouring The Foundation Wall

Morning:

Gary and Lani arrived very early at the site with Ruff. Concrete crew members Wilson and Danny arrived shortly thereafter. About a half hour later, Tommy arrived and verified that the wall forms and the two center post boxes were correct and ready to be poured.

Pouring The Foundation Wall

The pour of the center posts footers and the foundation (stem) walls started when the pumping and concrete trucks arrived shortly after 8 AM. To facilitate rapid, accurate placement of the large and medium anchor bolts, Wilson had pre-marked their positions on the forms with horizontal nails spray painted in blue.

The pour was halted briefly when it was noticed that the brackets set over the top of the forms weren’t nailed down, causing some to pop off when the concrete was added. Tommy, Danny, and Randy quickly nailed all the brackets, while Wilson continued to place the anchor bolts.

The following video shows the foundation wall pour events

Pouring The Foundation Wall

Tommy begins directing the pour
East Center Column Support	West Center Column Support
Anchor Bolt with Blue Guide Nail	Two Anchor Bolts

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Finishing The Wall Forms

Morning:

Garret called to say the foundation wall pour scheduled for today won’t happen until tomorrow. Randy will be at site all day digging and placing the center post forms. Gary, Lani & Ruff arrived at site around noon. The concrete crew (Wilson and Danny) finished up the foundation wall forms, bracing them for stability. We met Randy who was digging the hole for the east center post.

Foundation Wall Forms:

East Octagon Center Support Footer	Garage, Office, Kennel Room
Fireplace, Living Room, Master Bedrooms	Electrical Panel and Radiant Heat Wall Section
Panoramic Overview, Looking West

Afternoon:

Later, Garret arrived and said Randy has been having problems setting the center post. The east center post was more difficult because it sits up against the foundation wall and a corner of the form must be trimmed off to position it correctly. Also the hole was full of several-foot diameter rocks. Randy stayed to work on placing the form for the east center post. Later in the day, Garret went back to the site to help Randy install the center post form boxes from Topsider in both center post footers.