Construction Photo Archive:
Weeks 2 & 3 (15 - 31 July 1999)

Revised: 25 June 2008

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These photos are of concrete pouring and ground floor framing.

Site Prep/Termite

[Site prep-termite]

21 July:
All plumbing in and inspected, the final pre-pouring task is spraying for termites and other yuckie things that eat one's house up before the mortgage is paid (paid mortgage—what a novel idea...)

Site Preparation I

[Site preparation I]

22 July:
Bright and early (these construction guys like to start early guess they can wake more people up that way...) The concrete pump arrives followed by the transit mixer.

Swanson's Swimming Pool??

[Swanson's swimming pool???]

22 July:
All finished, poured, and curing... No, we didn't order an indoor pool, the water slows the curing time and (we have been told) strengthens the concrete.

Pad now cured

[Cured pad]

Cured Pad

[Cured pad]

23 July:
All the forms have been removed and the cured pad is ready to receive...a house!

Sticks!

[Swanson's sticks]

26 July:
Sticks!!! We have sticks, and they are arranged in a house-shaped unit. Wow!!!

First Floor Framing

[First floor framing]

28 July:
The first floor is framed and the rooms are taking shape (and they sure seem much smaller than the plans...) The tall part on the right is the entry/stairway.

Swanson's First Floor [Swanson's first floor]

26 July:
The first floor framing is completed and the prep work for installing in the floor joists and floor begins.

Construction Photo Archive:Weeks 2 & 3 (15 - 31 July 1999)

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