Excavation continues

Ivo, our basement digger and neighbor.

Not even a month into our basement excavation, and things are moving along nicely. Ivo projects that most of his work will be done before Thanksgiving, and based on his projections so far we have little reason to doubt that. It has been noisy, and dusty, and some days it is more comforting to be out of the house so you can hear yourself think and ignore the little voice in the back of your head that says 'I hope the place doesn't collapse'. Ivo has already dug out under most of the existing foundation and poured a new concrete foundation underneath. It is so exciting to see all this new space moving toward being usable.

2 sections of wall under our existing foundation that have been dug out. You may wonder what's holding up the house.

Phew! Thanks Rina.

Ivo poured new footings and walls in sections to give Rina a break.

The rebar for the footing and wall. It is dowelled into the existing footing above and into the new walls on either side.