Foundation work at our LEED House in Houston
This past two weeks we have seen rapid progress on the pier-and-beam foundation of the house. First the holes were dug for the piers, which are about 16' deep. Then the trenches were dug for the underground plumbing, including sewage connection and drains. After these were in place, the trenches for the beams were made. It's quite an impressive meshwork of rebar that forms the periphery of the house.
You can also see the height of the floors – it is measured on a pink flag near the carport, which you can see in the distance of one or two of the photos, and also from the wooden walls that are being constructed, as well as the tubes that will form the next sections of the piers in the center of the house. We are going to be about 3' or so up from the soil, and so well out of flood danger.
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by Oliver Bogler
