Pouring it on...

After getting the basement floor ready for concrete, it was time to dig and level the trenches for the garage footings. Susan's sister, Suzanne and her son, Brian and his wife, Katie came up from Boise to give us a hand. With their help, we got it done in one day. It sure is nice to get a little help once in a while.


Betty and her crew have begun the concrete work for the garage. Here the footings have been poured and they are pictured smoothing the surface where the stem walls will be poured.



This morning Betty and the crew installed the rebar and forms for the garage stem walls. A short while later, a concrete truck arrived to fill the forms. While it was here, Betty also poured the footings for the columns that will support the deck that will span the back of the house, and for the columns that will support the roof over the entryway.

This means that I will spend the next several days at my least favorite task - backfilling and compacting the areas around the garage and columns. Sometimes I wonder if I will ever be done with that evil compactor!