Home Addition - Construction Update 5

• Thursday, May 08 2008 @ 08:25 PM UTC
• Contributed by: Dan Stoner
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We came home one night and the roof panels were installed!





The interior walls are being framed today, too.

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Home Addition - Construction Update 4

• Tuesday, May 06 2008 @ 10:09 PM UTC
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This thing is going up fast! We have almost all of the walls and openings for doors and windows.



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Home Addition - Construction Update 3

• Saturday, May 03 2008 @ 04:27 PM UTC
• Contributed by: Dan Stoner
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More progress!

The contractors have cut away the existing roof to make room for the new roof connection.



Here is what $500 worth of fill dirt (sand) looks like:

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Home Addition - Construction Update 2

• Thursday, April 24 2008 @ 10:50 PM UTC
• Contributed by: Dan Stoner
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We have a new foundation slab!

But first, here are pictures of the extra structural mesh that is now buried in concrete. There are rods inside the old block wall that tie the existing house foundation to the new slab. Concrete was poured inside the existing block wall up to a height of about 10 feet at each of the tie-in locations. These features help with the stability and structural integrity of the slab.





The day of the pour!

The trucks brought concrete to this machine, which pumped it through a large black hose to the site in the back yard:

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Home Addition - Construction Update 1

• Saturday, April 19 2008 @ 08:07 PM UTC
• Contributed by: Dan Stoner
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We have been very pleased to see workers almost every day!

We have passed our first inspection and the foundation will be poured soon!



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