Saturday, November 30, 2024

FOUNDATION SOIL SAMPLES NEW HOUSE UPDATE

 So more things are happening.

Went out yesterday and saw this:

This one was near the back corner of the old house.  At first, we thought animal damage...

But then this one was on the opposite corner of the house footprint.  Wild hogs?  Armadillos?

Then we noticed the spirals of dried clay soil, so it looked like an auger.  We got an email from the builder and they had sent out the soil sampling people.  It was for the foundation design.

This is what they do.  They take the footprint that the new house will sit within and take samples on opposite corners.  They take this data back and analyze it to help design and engineer a strong foundation that will sit on that site with (hopefully) the least amount of settling in the future.

Then we found out that it's already been designed and  is ready to go!


4 comments:

  1. That green 💚 light is quite brilliant! All systems "go!"

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  2. That would have confused me, too.

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  3. An unpleasant surprise, piles of dirt, turned into a very pleasant surprise, one step closer to your House Build!

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  4. Sounds like you have a great contractor for having taken that extra step in making happy customers.
    Day by day it's getting closer for the actuarial building of your . . .
    'New Home, New Beginnings, and making New Memories.'
    Enjoy the remainder of the weekend.

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