AZ ranch

[BoFuller]

What is the reason for the sloped footing? It looks like a pain to trim the block to fit.

Dave

I agree. I think it would be a pain, but that's he way this guy works. I asked my engineer and my inspector, and they both said it doesn't matter. It's all filled with rebar and concrete in the end. The guy is one of the most recommended and was also one of the lower bids. I'm paying for total foundation, not by the block, nor the hour, so it doesn't matter to me.
He had the footer poured into a trench, and says its too hard to get it level, so he prefers to cut. It was new to me, but I haven't done any building in 25 years, so I expect a lot of things will be new to me.
A lot of what he does is in remote locations, dirt roads, and hours from the batch plant. The plans also called for 4,000 concrete, so available finishing time was not very long.

 

[955Lincoln]

That's so bizarre.

 

[BoFuller]

This morning I had to put a new battery in the telehandler. Then I gave it a lube job - which took 3 tubes of grease. Then we took the chainsaw to about a dozen trees, trimming the lower ten feet so we can drive the tractor under them. Lots of bushy branches - means bonfire tonight! Still killing time waiting for the foundation to be finished! I can't wait to set that first course of logs!!!

 

[Pieter78]

I liked reading about your project.

 

[Beltman60]

Just keep a good attitude
soon the ball will start moving and your dream will come alive

 

[MoKelly]

No permit for a bon-fire? Just kidding.

Looks great.

MoKelly

 

[BoFuller]

For awhile the County had a No Fires rule, but since its rained everyday for a couple weeks, the ban has been lifted.
Now I'm in Orlando for a week of business meetings. I'd much rather be at our Ranch, but duty calls.

 

[BoFuller]

Foundation is 90% done. Calling for inspection for Monday and then pour the concrete to fill the walls on Tuesday. Then I can start on the flashing and the sill plate. Progress!

 

[weldingisfun]

One step closer. Looking forward to seeing the build. Bo, are you sure your name isn't Job (the one from the Bible)?

 

[BoFuller]

Five weeks later and not an inch further.

It rained almost every day for a month and the workers couldn't get in - too muddy. Then the inspector said there had to be a clean out hole in every block on the bottom row, to verify the grout made it all the way down. The contractor did about a third of it but couldn't reach the rest. He had a backhoe guy come up to dig the trenches wider but he wouldn't have any part of it, digging that close to an ungrouted wall. He feared the slightest bump could send it crumbling. I found I could get to the bottom row using my right angle drill, so he is suppose to finish it tomorrow. It's been over 4 months that he has been working on this foundation. So much for having the walls up this year.