All Forum Posts by: Steve Mandelbaum

The form boards are up.  Need the survey people to approve it and then I will have my plumber rough it in.

The fill dirt has been dropped off.  It will be used to raise the foundation.  The slab should be higher than anything around it, this will keep the house dry.  Water will seek the lowest point.  Take a look at a house on grade (slab) and you will see several inches of concrete before the siding and where the house starts

Dirt and debris that was scraped off the site.  It will need to be picked up.  

They scraped the site in preparation for the form boards.

Its a little hard to see, but the tree guys missed one stump.  I need them to come back and grind it up.

LOOK MA' NO TREES

Ready to prep land and form board.  The week after Thanksgiving it is scheduled  

I was at the property and realized there were some stumps that were grown into a fence and had never been removed.  The tree guys went back today and cut them out.  After Thanksgiving, we will have form boards set.

I ordered the truss' today and am waiting for a wood package quote.  The delivery date is scheduled for 12/15.  The framers are not as busy as last year and my projects are getting more attention.  When building is booming the smaller builders have a tough time competing for attention.

The foundation has been pined up.  The survey guys market the four corners of the house.  Our next step will be for the concrete team to place the form boards.  Then, the surveyor returns to verify the form boards.  After that is time for some PLUMBS!!!

Trusted advisor Taffy.

View looking at the street from the back of the lot.

Street View.  QUICK Tip:  Do not include your shadow in the picture.

The tree man cometh.  They showed up with 8 guys and were knocking it out when I left this morning.  I will take another picture once they completely clear the land.

I am still waiting on the final approval for the building permit, I am ready to get rolling.  The second house required some additional changes to the plans.  The architect and the engineer are working through the changes.  I am ok with the 2 houses being staggard.  They will most like be completed within a few days of each other.  My subs would rather do both at once.