Monday, August 23, 2010

Keeping the concrete industry in business

Once we had the slab of the house poured, we had to repeat the process for the garage and wood shop.

First a layer of compacted sand surrounded by concrete footers
Then a layer of 3/4" stone
Then the concrete was poured.
Garage + house = lots of impervious surfaces
Standing in the garage

Before we even poured the slab for the house, we found out that we needed a retaining wall to make sure the house stays on the hill.  Even more concrete.



It's not a particularly beautiful retaining wall, but most of it will be under the porch. We hope that the visible part can be made into a bench or a step eventually.  That should be it for concrete.  Next up...walls!  (literally)





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