Well we passed our first inspection today for the building footers. These are the 12"X20" trenches that have 6 steel reinforcing bars in them. They are beefed up for our house because we have less than perfect soil on the property. There's pipe clay about 6 feet down which is pretty common in this area. The expansive clay can crack a foundation quickly so it's worth the extra money. Unfortunately that assurance adds thousands of dollars to what would otherwise be a simple foundation.
You can see my supervisor in the foreground inspecting the work. She approves...I think.
We'll be pouring tomorrow morning. Unfortunately there's a chance of rain in the forecast. My luck...it hasn't rained here for a few weeks it seems like.
Let's talk about the green aspect of this pour:
I'm renting
As I mentioned in a previous post, we'll be using concrete that has 20% fly ash. This is a byproduct of coal plants and takes the volumetric place of typical cement.

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