The BIG pour

After weeks of work and a couple of setbacks, the footers and the slab have been poured. The finished product is amazing, and I have no doubt that it will hold up when the house eventually comes rolling across it and is jacked up in the air.



As I've mentioned before, I had to pour my footers above ground due to the amount of rock that would have had to be dug out otherwise. I opted to pour the slab at the same time to strengthen the pour since my house will be jacked up on the site once it is moved.

The pictures tell most of the story.

Big thanks to my dad for all his help, Uncle Tom for taking so much time to help, John Abbott for mucking so much mud and shoveling so much gravel and Ed Murphy for tying steel and forming up.

Jinks' Concrete finished the pour with Lambcon supplying the concrete.

Hopefully we will get a hard freeze in a few weeks and can move the house. Right now I am looking forward to taking a break for a couple days and regrouping.

The semester has started well, and I have 5 great classes. I am looking forward to trying out a few new ideas and learning more about being an effective teacher.

Listening to: The Streets - A Grand Don't Come for Free