house on a rock

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the foundation is paramount to the home. without a strong, steadfast foundation, a structure will not endure the test of time.

"He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built." Luke 6:48

let it pour

the skies cleared up enough this morning for the concrete guys to give the green light. it has been raining almost every day for the past two weeks, and the weather just was not consistent enough to pour. however, with a small opening this morning, we were able to get the concrete down. after some time to cure, the framers will come next.

finishing up foundation before pour

the preparation for the foundation is almost finished. the under foundation rough is complete, the void boxes are in, the rebar is in place. just some finishing work, an inspection by the engineer, and we are ready to pour some concrete. since it is a one story home, the foundation is pretty large. rain, rain stay away!

piers are in and rough plumbing next

just a few photos with the plumbing work going in. the ground is extremely muddy, with more rain on the way. need some dry days to get that foundation poured! at least there is some progress right now....keep it going. top picture: view from living room looking south towards street. middle picture: view into master bedroom wing, facing east. bottom picture: view from kitchen sink towards living room, north.

piers drilled and poured

the ground has now officially been "broken" with the drilling and pouring of the piers for the foundation. there will be a total of 50+ piers drilled, hopefully making this foundation one for the ages. the houston soil can reek havoc on a home with a slab on grade. hopefully this will prevent the great expansion of the soil from shifting the foundation!

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permit in hand - let the good times roll

above: view from front entry

above: view from back northwest corner

above: view from north to south looking down toward front door

above: view into garage

we were able to secure the building permit this week, and have begun laying out the foundation. the foundation envelope is done (see below pics) and will hopefully be able to drill the piers this coming week. we actually had snow this past friday, but it appears the workers worked through that. we have several decision to make now that the foundation is on its way, including: windows, exterior, beams, etc.

redesign of the plans

what do you do when the original design is 5' past the build line? you end up redesigning the home into an arguably better floorplan. though it was not what we wanted to do, it ended up being a positive thing. see for yourself