Originally the plan was to pour a sister foundation inside the existing foundation, and bolt the two concrete walls together.After the cave-in, that plan was abandoned everywhere that had not already been poured. I'm actually relieved that we aren't keeping much of the old, crumbly foundation.Here you can see the steel cage that was built to reinforce the concrete.
Our foundation is now completely poured -- has been for a couple of weeks, but I've been too busy to post. The following posts will walk you through most of the process...
These crazy beams are called spider legs. We had a couple of these in place when the project first started. After the cave-in, they multiplied like bunnies to keep the house standing.
We had a set back here at Casa de Shithole.The plan was to pour a "sister" foundation just inside the shitty existing foundation and bolt the two together. (See existing shitty foundation, crumbling at the left.)Well, at about three in the morning on Rob's 40th birthday, the existing foundation gave up the ghost and caved into the trench that had been dug for the sister foundation. Those bars peeking out under the siding in the second picture were the cage for the new f
oundation. They had already been drilled into the new foundation.Our contractor was uncomfortable with us staying in the house in this condition, so we moved out for a few days while he raced to get everything stabilized. More on that in my next post!
Originally the plan was to pour a sister foundation inside the existing foundation, and bolt the two concrete walls together.
