Permit Issued, Footings Done, Sewer Pipe Installed

This morning I met Kenley, the footings guy, at the lot at 7:00, and gave him the previous version of the foundation plan and lot layout to get started setting the forms. Then I headed over to the city to pay for the building permit, then back to the lot to give Kenley the updated copy of the plans.

I noticed that the footings seemed to be set back a bit from where Hyrum and I had staked the position of the front of the house. It turns out he had measured from 6" behind the sidewalk, but the actual property line is at the sidewalk. It looked like they didn't quite have half of the forms placed yet, and he said he could move them forward. The back yard space is going to be precious.

Kenley called in the late morning to warn me that because the excavation wasn't level, the forms were sitting up to 8" off the ground in some places, and would require extra cement. When he called he said he was already 5 yards heavy.

The footing forms inspection was scheduled for 12:30, and must have passed, because they poured in the afternoon. Here's a picture of the pumper truck.

I met Jim to talk about scheduling the sub rough plumbing, and although he had been at work since 1:30 AM because of a plumbing emergency, he decided it would be best to punch through the soft(ish) bottom of the footings under the forms to put the sewer pipe through, rather than wait until it was completely cured. We ran to Home Depot and bought a digging bar, a 10' long 4" pipe, and some duct tape to cover the ends. Then back to the house where Jonah and Sawyer and I helped him install it. The picture shows Sawyer, Jonah, and Jim all demonstrating how strong they are.

Here is Jonah "tracing" the footings (his word for doing laps), and Sawyer following him.