New Home Construction

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The final grade is supposed to be where the front porch is about 2 ft. higher. It's looking like it will be a bit more than 2 ft above ground level to me. But, I trust my builder and we'll see what the final outcome will be.

Those pics were just the forms. They poured the walls today. Obviously, everything looked the same from ground level so I did not take any more pics.

They are supposed to remove the forms tomorrow. It will be nice to see the concrete walls.

 

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The forms came off yesterday. This is from the rear.

 

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Panning to the left showing the "barn" under the garage.

 

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From the front.

 

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And now, I need an education on concrete walls. I noticed a couple of areas where the concrete was not smooth and the aggregate was visible n the surface. These areas were located at the base of the wall where it sets on the footing.

This pic is for orientation. The affected area is on the wall under the garage.

 

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Now, a close-up of the area in question. This picture is from the inside.

 

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Now, I don't know if this picture will show it, but the quality of the pour extends through the thickness of the wall as I'm trying to show in this photo from the trench on the outside.

 

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Another affected area is at the end of the wall that separates the "barn" from what will be finished basement. Again, an orientation picture with an arrow...

 

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...and then a close-up.

 

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And another.

So, please forgive my ignorance, but should I be concerned about this? My guess is that this does not pose any real problem. But, I don't want to take anything for granted and miss the opportunity to fix this before its too late.

Thanks. And if I've really made a fool of myself by even posing this question, please be kind. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif