New cottage/retirement home near Lake Michigan

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Crew with crane installing footing walls around the front of the building.









Cross section of what the walls look like.

 

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Crew swings in the second load which are 10ft high walls for the back wall of the lower level.








They assembled all of the walls and were done before 4PM the same day. Crazy... Ready to backfill and lay rough plumbing.

 

[LittleBill21]

how do they seal the wall sections to each other?

 

[ededic]

how do they seal the wall sections to each other?

LittleBill,

From the manufacturer: “Superior Walls panels are bolted together at the top and the bottom of each panel and a one-part polyurethane sealant is used to seal the panel joints of the foundation system. This one-part polyurethane sealant is specifically manufactured for use with precast concrete products.”

 

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April 13, 2016

Backfill of the foundation walls and getting ready for rough underfloor plumbing. This was also done by others as my wheeled equipment in this beach sand is not very effective.









Rough plumbing in and ready for inspection. I hired out plumbing. Had to pick battles as I do not have enough time to do everything. I am working full time while building this project.

 

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April 16, 2016

Floor leveled by flatwork concrete crew and internal cavities made for monolithic wall footings.







Oops. Plumbing is right under monolithic footing for a post. Not good. Will have to call the plumber.



Almost ready for underfloor foam insulation and in-floor heat piping.

 

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April 17, 2016
Rerouted and all good.



Ready for foam insulation and in-floor heating runs.


Here is a cross section of the insulation for the floor and the floor to wall thermal breaks.


Here is the insulation going in ready for the in-floor heating pipe.

 

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April 22, 2016
Lines are laid out for the four lower zones Woodshop, Metal Shop, Garage and Lower level Entry. Ready for concrete.

 

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April 23, 2016

Pouring concrete for the lower level.







Leveling and power screeding to a requested glass like finish.

 

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April 26, 2016

Need to go home to Hudsonville and get the house listed for sale.









If only this was staged... My wife helps me stay neat and clean. The realtor loved selling our house, picture ready.