I’ve been out of town since the foundation pour, but it’s exciting to see work progressing – Lev is sending documentary evidence of the progress!

After the stem walls cured, and the formwork was removed, the next step was to fill in the areas between the stem walls with layers of rock and gravel. So now it looks like this:

To really see how the foundation is shaping up, take a look at Lev’s video (on my new YouTube channel): http://youtu.be/s7wzh7Cupng

This week Gar – my contractor – will be pouring the concrete foundation slab, which in this house will actually be the flooring for the ground floor. We’re going to dye the concrete a medium charcoal grey. To “finish” the floor, we’ll score it in various places so it doesn’t crack, and then polish it and seal it. Once it’s done, hopefully it will look something like this:

Or maybe like this – here you can see the score lines on the floor:

But that’s getting way ahead of myself. . . Let’s just hope the rain holds off and Gar can pour the slab this week!