Recapping the Past Week

The past week was busy - the "chain" as it's called was poured as was the rest of the beams for the foundation... And, well, I guess that was it. Doesn't sound like much when you put it on paper, but it did occupy most of the week, as you can see from the pictures below.

Here's Franz's crew pouring the "chain"

More Pouring the "Chain"

The chain is, in reality, the rebar that encircles the whole foundation and provides the lateral strength to it.

Workers Moving Scaffold

Straps To Anchor House to Foundation

Setting the Forms

More Pouring the Beams

An important part is placing the metal straps that actually join the beams to the wooden structure of the house - there's about 22 or so of them, anchored in the concrete then double-lag-screwed to the wood beams.

Setting the Straps

 Pouring Concrete into Buckets

If this guy looks familiar (he should to Owen and Sandy) it's because I think he followed us down here. We have several blue herons and a few white ones (and about a hundred egrets) that frequent the area.

Fishing From the Bank

Cutting Wood for Forms

Moving the Scaffold Again

Keeping the Area Neat and Tidy - Consolidating Gravel Piles

Pouring Concrete,

Pouring, and Pouring

And More

Protection for the Jacks

Looking At the Underside of the House

Setting Initial Rebar For the Streetside Steps

Concrete Work

Now, for you who might not be able to judge scale well, here's a shot of the smaller croc - the same one that is on our banner, being photographed by Doug. Notice Doug is not approaching any too close.

Shooting the Croc