Friday - 28December2012

Pumper unfolding

starting to put the cement in the walls

2 trucks backed up and ready to roll!

cement done on this corner

Thrusday - 27December2012

View looking at the back of the house - you can see where the pieces jut out-

 thats where the back patio will lay

Top row done - looking like cement is delayed until tomorrow!

Egress windows ready

Inside the foam!

Wednesday - 26December2012

After a few days off... they finally came back to finish up..... 

we hope to pour cement tomorrow!

you can see where the stairs from the garage to the basement will be.

Thrusday - 20December2012

Mid morning

Looking inside the set up forms

This evening

icy

Wednesday - 19December2012

As of Wednesday mid morning

Wednesday Afternoon - They are bracing it all up and we hope to be able to pour cement on wednesday next week!

He gets a wild hair sometimes... and just ran up our mountain of dirt.  Must make him feel important since he can't get in the basement anymore!

Tuesday - 18December2012

Here comes the load of ICF forms for the basement walls

This is what it looked like by mid afternoon on Tuesday.

These are the 'lego' blocks.

Monday - 17December2012

Today we got to go up in the towers after a brief training!

looking down the blade

looking down at the door through the trap door

Inside

Checking it all out

This is the main drive shaft

 

This is the gear, that is huge... and full of grease

We did have a little time for house work too!

We put tile in and than some gravel.

Saturday - 15December2012

This is how we spent our Saturday because it poured rain all day!

Friday - 14December2012

Don't even think I was helping....   Bending rebar for the forms.

Pouring the cement in the forms

Found a nice warm place to sit!

Almost done.

Had to use a wheelbarrow for the last few inner areas.

Thursday - 13December2012

Basement forms

Covering with blankets so it doesn't freeze

Always watching... this time 'smoking his bone' =)

 

Wednesday - 12December2012

Digging the basement out this morning

at 4pm

and a PILE of dirt!!!!

and of course another beautiful sunset to go along with it!

Monday - 10December2012

The guys are already tired of moving snow! 

Sunset on trees heavy with snow.

 

Tuesday - 11December2012

Yes, I climbed up here part ways to......

take a picture of our house 'painted' on the snow!

Cement may be poured friday... so we needed to figure out where it will sit!