Footing Forms

Day two of the project had the footing forms completed (the inspection was requested) and the front porch demolished. The GC had ordered a porta-potty but it didn't show up until the end of the day (which pissed off the GC).

I also learned about an ufer. An ufer is how most new construction grounds the electrical system and house. An electrode is connected to a 20' piece of rebar in the foundation. The foundation contractor had a question if an inspection was required for the ufer.

Here's a photo of the porch demolition. They used a sledge hammer and a jackhammer to bust up the concrete slab and step.

Here are the footing forms.

I rebuilt the stairs that I had originally built for access to the travel trailer that we used to have. I cut them down so they had only two steps. My three-year-old walked out of the house and fell forward since he wasn't used to not having a porch. I felt really bad for him.

The forms for the piers (for the porch) and the foundation walls will be built next. Hopefully the inspection and pour for the footings will happen in the next couple of days.