October 5 - The well truck is on site getting ready to raise his boom and start drilling. If you look closely, you'll see the survey flags marking the locations of building corners.
October 16 - Split rail fence materials have been delivered. The mini excavator for digging footers is in the background.
October 16 - Barrier fencing is being erected to keep workers from wandering off site.
October 17 - Lines have been drawn on the ground to mark the outline of the buildings . The vegetation (grass) has to be removed before digging the footers.
October 17 - Once the vegetation has been stripped, the exact locations of the main house, guest house and garage will be marked and footers will be dug.
October 18 - The foundation subcontractor is stripping the grass from the building locations on the site.
October 20 - The barrier fence (green plastic grids with a board at the top and the black low silt fence are in place at the rear of the lot. The silt fence prevents silt (dirt) from washing into the water at the rear of the lot.
October 20 - Batter boards have been erected. They will hold strings that mark the exact location of the foundation. They are also level and the height of the foundation (or a known height above it) so the foundation is located at the proper elevation.
October 20 - The house is large and has many exterior walls and piers under each. Each has to be located with a string on the batter board in two directions, thus a lot of batter boards are needed. Note the pile of dirt and vegetation in the background. This will be removed from the lot per guidelines.
October 20 - If you look closely, you will see strings. These strings indicate the location of footers for foundation walls and for piers.
October 20 - A pump has been installed in the well (white pipe on the left). The pump's output is plumbed into a water tank. The pressure switch is on the right (gray box with a wire going to the pump). When construction is far along, the tank will be moved into the garage.
October 20 - This is the temporary power access pole for the well (in the distance) and for outlets for workers. The large gray box on the pole is for circuit breakers.
October 20 - Work is continuing off the bare ground for laying out the foundations and piers.
October 20 - Barrier fencing protects the oak trees at the front of the property.
October 20 - This photo gives an idea of the size of the new home. Notice the mini excavator at the far end of the property in the center just past the batter boards.
October 20 - This dirt was stripped off the ground and will be removed per guidelines.
October 20 - This is another view of the batter boards and strings.
October 20 - The split rail fencing has been stained prior to erection.
October 20 - One of our trucks sits in the temporary drive.
October 20 - An optic fiber cable to a neighbor's home had to be moved. This is the cable's new location.
October 24 - Footers are dug and full of rainwater. The sub will bring a pump to empty them.
October 25 - The sun is out and the ground is drying.
October 25 - Giant oaks shade the front part of the property. Notice the batter boards in the right background.
October 25 - Reinforcing steel which will be embedded in the footers is on site and ready for placement.
October 25 - The footers are emptied and drying.
October 25 - The pile of dirt has been removed from the job site.