Boys love to play in the mud.
Constructing footer forms
Footer concrete has been poured.
Footer forms has been stripped off.
Figuring out where the walls go.
This is one cool loading truck.
This guy controls the arm remotely.
Unloading many basement wall forms.
The forms are put into place.
Forms are held 8" apart by metal strapping.
Late afternoon: almost ready for concrete
This insert leaves a window hole.
Window insert slid into place and braced
Oiling down forms to ease later removal
Oiled-down forms ready to go
Let there be concrete.
Concrete's last ride
First concrete into the forms
These forms will hold 37.5 cubic yards of concrete.
Whoops!
Here comes the blob!
Fill 'er up, pal.
Rebar frames the window openings.
Make the top smooth and pretty.
Anchor bolts will connect the house to the walls.
The poured walls looks like cement bricks.
The waterproofing comes next.
A dramatic close-up of the anchor bolts
Exterior is tarred and feathered
Nasty, sticky, gooey waterproofing
The basement is now waterproofed.