So the forms are all removed from the foundation pours. Here is a picture of the house as it looks without the forms. We were really surprised that they take the forms off so quickly, basically the next day. Everything looks good!
Now that the forms are off, we are ready to bring in fill. Over the last two days they have probably brought in over 150 dump truck loads of fill. Luckily for us a neighbor right across the road is selling us fill for a really fantastic price so the dump trucks can go and fill up and be back in under 10 minutes. This was a big cost savings for us and he charged us a nominal amount for the fill the the trucks could do over 80 trips the first day.
Day one the fill was mostly used to fill in the foundation of the garage. The fill had to be packed, layer by layer, to make a firm foundation for the garage floor to be poured on. Aron even got to run the compactor and help out. (That’s him in the orange)
Today they are just stock piling the fill for a short while. They have to do the waterproofing on the house foundation and put in the weeping tile and drainage fill. Once that is complete the piles of fill will be contoured to make a smooth transition from the house foundation to the ground.
So at the end of today, the garage foundation was all filled in and packed. Next steps will be the actually building being constructed and then pouring the concrete floor. Very exciting!!!
Things are moving fast, there will be more updates soon!!