Dan made it to our house at 10am..and got straight to work with John on a plan for the septic hole and the lack of footings on the house......they talked for about 40 minutes and a plan was set in place, Dan left.......the mason got right on the phone with a concrete company around 11am (figuring it was a long shot to get concrete so last minute) and they said they'd be able to get it here around 1pm..SCORE!!!! 4:30pm and 2 truck loads later the hole was filled.
Sorry for the poor quality......I took these from the upstairs window!
As for the footings..I'm not exactly sure. I think they are underpinning the existing house and then Dan is going to rework the plans, as far as framing goes, so the new house will hold more weight. I am normally a good listener when it's a subject interesting to me or that I understand. I am really trying to educate myself and listen to John when he talks, but sometimes he sounds like Miss Othmar (Charlie Brown's teacher). I think from now on I will walk around with a notebook! ;o)
So we did lose a bit of time.....digging should've been finished by now and we should've been ready for a Tuesday inspection, BUT we did get lucky with the concrete delivery. So by Tuesday the top of the hole should be removed (by jackhammer) and the digging can resume! Hoping for a Thursday inspection!
For those of you who don't know Miss Othmar, I will leave you with this.....Miss Othmar
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