Its already been 2 weeks and will be about 2 more weeks before pouring. already had 2 big rains of over 1 inch... and expecting another next week. and i think it still has to be compacted before the pour.
Took window out on the side of the house in the garage... didnt need it, never opened it... so framed it in and plywood over it. This is the only picture I have of the window itself.
Also taking out the kitchen door.
I had French doors put in in the dining room when I had house built...
In the meantime....
Been getting new siding and windows done on the house!!!!
In 1st pic, lighting was bad... near sunset... so new siding doesn't really look grey.... but last pic really shows the right colors!! Harbor Grey with Ironstone Black trim! I'm really liking it!!! The...
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Got the foundations filled...
325 tons of gravel!!!
Contractor was going to make forms this week but he found out when scheduling for concrete that they were going to be closed the week between Christmas and New Years! So he had to hurry and finish his other pour before this...
There are holes already along the bottom of the factory front bumper... and the LMC valance has clearance provisions for the fog brackets. I only had to cut the openings in the valance ( there were score lines on the backside of the valance so it made it easy )
Rebar for concrete filled cells...
You can also see the trench drain I already put in the slab in front of the front bldg... identical drain will be in front of rear bldg. (earlier pics)
Should never have to worry with rain water getting in the garages!
View fron the rear.... gonna be a...
Rear bldg got added course...
White pipe at front corner is for a concrete filler bollard to protect metal bldg's corner and downspout from getting hit when passing thru btwn bldgs and shed... there is a wall behind the shed.
You can also see tops of downspout drains at corners.
Closer...
Part of foundation drainage at wall btwn the 2 bldgs.
Trench drain connection at wall btwn the 2 shops.
Outside of that wall.... black drainage piping will connect here and go to connect with yard drainage at rear corner.
This is where we decided that rear bldg had to be raised a block...
Played plumber next day and into the evening waiting for more block...
This is trench drains going in front of dbl garage doors at rear bldg. Some electrical conduit too... we have buried electrical... rear bldg will have sub-panel elec. box fed from front bldg elec. panel.
Thats a lot of mortar mix and sand!!
Tall corner!!:oops:
Ran out of block at end of 1st day... no more room to set off more pallets... 10 more pallets to go!!!