The Foundation is Marked and Sealed

The Foundation is Marked and Sealed
I think this will be ground level. - Building our Schumacher Home - Project Small House
I think this will be ground level.

Last week someone showed up and marked the block.

They marked for the waterproofing sealant. - Building our Schumacher Home - Project Small House
They marked for the waterproofing sealant.

I think this marks where the ground will come to when the house is done.

Most of our block will be under ground. - Building our Schumacher Home - Project Small House
Most of our block will be under ground.

The forecast was for rain and can-you-believe-it snow. We got the rain, but somebody else got the snow. It is April! This is ridiculous!

Entrance to crawlspace with the bridge to drive the cat in and out. - Building our Schumacher Home - Project Small House
Before: Entrance to crawlspace with the bridge to drive the cat in and out.
They added more block to the entrance to the crawl space. - Building our Schumacher Home - Project Small House
After: They added more block to the entrance to the crawl space.

They put more block at the entrance to the crawl space.

Waterproof sealant is applied very thickly to the block. - Building our Schumacher Home - Project Small House
Waterproof sealant is applied very thickly to the block.

Today they put on the waterproofing. I wasn’t there when they did it.

Thick waterproofing on the foundation. - Building our Schumacher Home - Project Small House
Thick waterproofing on the foundation.

Block has waterproofing sealant applied to keep water from coming through the block.

Waterproofing inside the garage - Building our Schumacher Home - Project Small House
Waterproofing inside the garage

They put it on all of the outside walls and on the house wall inside the garage.

DrainStar Stripdrain Prefabricated Self Strip Drain - Building our Schumacher Home - Project Small House
DrainStar Stripdrain Prefabricated Self Strip Drain
DrainStar Stripdrain Prefabricated Self Strip Drain - Building our Schumacher Home - Project Small House
DrainStar Stripdrain Prefabricated Self Strip Drain

At the bottom they put DrainStar Stripdrain Prefabricated Self Strip Drain.

DrainStar features two hard-working components:

1) A rigid polymer core of engineered cones that collect and move water to designated drainage exits.

2) A non-woven, needle-punched geotextile filter fabric to strain out backfill soils and other particles.

Two drains from the lowest point under the house. - Building our Schumacher Home - Project Small House
Two drains from the lowest point under the house.
Another drain at the other corner at the lowest side of the house. - Building our Schumacher Home - Project Small House
Another drain at the other corner at the lowest side of the house.

There are more drains. I’m not sure what that is about.

Draw Schedule

While I was out there I met Olga. She works for the bank. Before each draw, she will come out and take photos to document that the builder has really done what they say they have done.

More about the Draw Schedule >

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