Jacking up the cabin for a new foundation
12 APRIL: I'm going to have a 4 ft concrete crawl space foundation poured under the house.
My first contact was Glenn Sherman. He was recommended by Paul Bucchieri. Glenn is the foundation guy and he lives right in Arlington. His proposal is for $4,050.
He contracted Jim Sheldon of Pawlet to do the house jacking, excavation and cement delivery. The Sheldon proposal is for $10,250. |
11 April: Removing deck, decorative stone and landscaping from front of cabin |
11 April: Removed landscaping stone |
I ordered 4 Witten automatic foundation vents for $65.56 from Hardware and Tools online. They offered free shipping. I've also bought from Home Depot ten pt 2x8x8s which will be the sill plates plus seam sealer and a gallon of roofing tar for $102.23.
I've moved most of the stuff away from the house. Still have the back deck to move. I raked up half the decorative stone from the front side today. |
14 April: Moving the back deck |
|
Temporary steps |
Temp cat landing & rope to assist with ladder climbing |
May 12: THE EQUIPMENT ARRIVES |
first arrival |
next, and backing up the road |
ibeams, 2 pallets & small . . . |
. . . excavator on 40' flatbed |
forklift unloading . . . |
This thing is called a skid steer |
pallet 1 on northeast corner |
pallet 2 on southeast corner |
off comes baby excavator |
36 ft beams |
an extra bucket |
| JUNE 8: DIGGING BEGINS |
1st hole & cribbing. Roger is explaining to me where the jack will sit. |
Second hole about to be dug, following a game plan. |
My tool shed was in the way and had to be moved to the south side of the house. |
| JUNE 9 & 10 |
Second hole and 3 courses of cribbing. Note self leveling rotary laser level at far left. |
Boulder #1 |
First beam in place, second going in. |
The big carrying beam moving into position |
Digging the third hole. Boulder #2 |
June 10: 3rd hole and cribbing started |
| JUNE 12 |
40 ft carrying beam moving into position in front of house. |
ditto |
The cross beams and carrying beam are bolted together |
This is the hydraulic jacking machine. |
The jack in place. |
|
Fully extended at 14 inches |
One foot up |
Three feet up and done for today. |
JUNE 13 |
The full six feet |
|
there goes the chimney foundation |
6/14 Excavation begins |
full scoop waiting for truck |
dumping/landfilling |
JUNE 14 |
getting into it |
|
way more dirt than can be used. |
this is where I get nervous |
going, going. . . |
almost gone |
JUNE 15 |
getting messy |
starting to fill in with gravel |
big guy dumps, little guy spreads |
big guy knocks the house 16" north |
scoop, dump, scoop, dump |
here comes the tamper |
the gravel bed is 1 foot thick |
done with that |
both ends need reinforcing |
JUNE 16 |
3 huge boulders were excavated |
grading the landfill |
ditto |
JUNE 17 & 18 |
floor drain pipe |
6/18 - footings poured |
forms in place |
| The forms are delivered in cages on a big truck with a crane that hoists them out and sets them on the ground. |
forms cages on right |
|
|
|
prepping for the pour |
installing 8x16 forms to pocket the Ibeams |
JUNE 19 |
spraying the inside of the forms
with non-toxic oil |
concrete chute in position |
started the pour |
filling |
chute extended |
moving it along |
the stuff sets fast |
these guys are moving really fast |
making it smooth |
JUNE 22 & 23 |
6/22 - forms back in their cages,
concrete curing |
me putting on the sill seal |
6/23 - picking up the forms |
back to top |
home
| 
