Our foundation passes inspection

Yes, the other day the inspector came out to tell us that the goofy, complicated foundation we made here is the way it should be. There's 2" of pink foam on the footing and we continued it up to ground level all the way around, covering it with treated plywood for protection. Jared and Mossy got much of the foam up early this month. Their red visors had much to do with their productivity.





Around the base of the foundation is a drain for groundwater consisting of a 4" slotted pipe surrounded in gravel and covered with a fabric that keeps sand and silt out.



Wherever the foundation is not deep enough to sit below the frost line, we put foam on the ground next to the house, jutting out to keep the earth's heat in.



On the inside of the house, we had lots of help from travelers. Nora finished grinding the channel to drain the slab.









And a big crew came out to lay down the basement subfloor. It looks like they're mostly just standing around, but this just happens to be the only picture where everyone's not blurry.






Here's Dad taking a break well-earned be scrubbing this post for hours to get the moldy spots off.


It has been very encouraging to have all the family and friends come out and help, through words and through deeds. Just in time, too, as I was getting to a point of boredom with the whole house at the beginning of the month. Boredom is a dangerous thing. People want a peaceful life, and then when we get it, it's boring. So if you don't keep yourself inspired the natural thing to do is to start some trouble. So thanks to everyone I've talked to whose assured me that I'm in plenty of trouble already.

Justin is coming with his tractor next week so I'm busy making work ready for him.