Septic tank

County requires the septic tank 10' minimum from the house.

The transom for leveling.

Septic Tank

I arrived just after the septic tank was set in the ground. If only I hadn't taken the long way to the site I could have seen it lowering in the ground. It is a 1,000 gallon tank as per the County Health Department.

It all went well.

Backfilled foundation hole

The retaining walls will be made later on, so this front corner steep grade won't be the finished grade for the corner. It will be a gradual slope.

I am so blessed that the ground was all shale. I got to use what was dug out of the hole for the backfill. 

The white material is a fabric used to cover the top of the footing drains.

Hole for the water line

You have to use your head and not listen to the excavator (who is doing a great job BTW) when he says the hole for the water line should be right on top of the footing. 

A couple of weeks ago, I stood with the excavator facing the basement wall while discussing the next steps. I tried to clear my head on what I thought was a mistake.

I asked, "isn't the 4" concrete floor going to fill in the water line hole when it is poured?" 

I think the color washed out of the excavator's face.

Ugh!

My well guy said the concrete guy should have caught the problem when he was told to put the sleeve in there in the first place before he even set the forms.

Now what? 

Would you drill a hole 4" above this one? 

Would you add an elbow pipe?

Or what?

Backfill

Had a backfill inspection a few weeks ago and then a second one a week or so later. The walls went up before the 4th of July and was tarred by the 4th.

Backfill is complete and we have been onto the next challenges.

A lot got accomplished last week and now I have a few days off.

I should be talking to the concrete guy about coming back out to pour the floor, or I should be working on my estimates, or picking out rocks from a huge pile, but I think I am going to go for a drive instead.

The Adirondacks are calling me.

Foundation walls are up!

Concrete Trucks

Concrete trucks headed out after pouring the walls.

Pouring concrete walls

Sub-slab #2 stone and footing drain tile.

These pics are from before the concrete guys came to set the forms for the walls. This is how the excavator finished his sub-slab stone work, put in footing drain tile, and stone over that. His work is pristine! I teased him that he left one stone on top of the footings. lol He is a true perfectionist demonstrated by his work.