Build My First Home | The trials and tribulations of building a first home » stem wall footings steel http://buildmyfirsthome.com The trials and tribulations of building a first home Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:33:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Stem Wall Installed Today http://buildmyfirsthome.com/2009/06/stem-wall-installed-today/ http://buildmyfirsthome.com/2009/06/stem-wall-installed-today/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:27:22 +0000 admin http://buildmyfirsthome.com/?p=179 Well today marks the first day of actual progress in terms of structure on the house. Our concrete block crew installed the stem wall for the foundation today. You can see from the pictures that the perimeter of the house is well defined by the stem walls. These walls will enclose a huge amount of fill dirt that will be poured into the area of the house. Once the dirt is installed the plumber will come out and install the rough plumbing. The slab will then be poured to meet the top of the blocks shown in the pictures. This creates an elevated slab and the northern front porch home look we are trying to achieve. It is looking really good. Check out the pictures.

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]]> http://buildmyfirsthome.com/2009/06/stem-wall-installed-today/feed/ 0 Foundation Steel Installed today http://buildmyfirsthome.com/2009/06/foundation-steel-installed-today/ http://buildmyfirsthome.com/2009/06/foundation-steel-installed-today/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:50:35 +0000 admin http://buildmyfirsthome.com/?p=65 Today all of the steel for the stem wall footings was installed. The steel is to ensure structural integrity throughout the foundation. Without the steel, the foundation would be extremely weak. Check out the photos. We are getting closer to concrete!

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