Foundation walls going up today
For our foundation walls we are using a type of high-performance super-wall known as an ICF, which stands for "insulated concrete form."...
We have footings!
After staring for weeks at dirt and the hole where the old house used to be... We have footings! That means you can now see the shape of...
A very serviceable, but temporary ramp...
From October 7 to December 9, a ramp constructed over the unexcavated part of the original basement gave us access to the back yard for...
Why are we using a coal waste byproduct?
Some readers of this blog might be surprised to learn that we are incorporating coal fly ash, a waste byproduct from coal combustion, as...
