Tag Archive for: excavation

Forms, Footings, Foundations and Frustrations!

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So the house is gone… What happened next?

Well after tearing down the existing house we brought in a crew to build the forms for the footings that support the foundation walls. This step was originally planned for mid-late November when the weather was a lot better, but because of the permit delays we were a bit behind schedule and the crew we had originally lined up was no longer available.   Read more

After the dust settled… [Video]

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We’ve been pretty busy with the holidays and enjoying some down time with the family. The only down side of that is we haven’t had much time to update the blog. Just because we’ve been quiet though, doesn’t, mean we haven’t had busy bees working away on site. We’re fortunate enough to have a dedicated crew of guys willing to work almost right through the holidays to help us make up some of the time we lost.

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The Demolition [Video]

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With the holidays around the corner we’ve been super busy, but the demolition video is finally edited and ready to go!

When you watch the video, it’ll seem like all smashing & crashing, but in actual fact, the backhoe operator was quite the artist. He used the machine like an extension of his arm – in some instances, only removing a few bricks at a time. It was pretty amazing to watch.

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Pet cemetery!

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Well folks, today is October 31st and we thought it fitting to share this little bit of news today.  Apparently we’ve got ourselves a pet cemetery…

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