The lower foundation, over which will be the living area of the house has been poured. They've begun forming the footings which will be under the entry porch and parking deck.
Preparing the next pouring project.
The poured piers for the retaining wall at the lower left corner of the lot. You can see from the steepness of the bank that it has come off in chunks. We're required to try to shore up any further erosion. The piers are around 6 ft. tall.
The big wall poured with access holes to drill and install the tiebacks.
The rear foundation wall of the house.
This tie beam had to be moved/re-formed to the opposite diagonal the next day to give us room for another bedroom if we want it.
View from under the eventual deck
Form for a tie beam in the lower storage area.
The grade beam running down the center.
Under the parking deck.
Reference view from the neighbor's driveway.
The upper grade beams are almost ready to be poured.
The lot as of 9/13/05.
A few days later they poured the upper grade beams. The wooden forms are removed.
The tie beam poured.
Lower storage area. The near tie beam is now at the opposite corners of the space from the earlier picture.
View from below of Henry's fortress!
Maybe we should just have an outdoor performance area.
The second concrete pouring is completed. The upper retaining walls and the parking deck remain to be done, along with a considerable amount of excavation.
Reference view from the neighbor's driveway.
As of 9/15/05.