{"id":1515,"date":"2018-01-15T14:38:50","date_gmt":"2018-01-15T14:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/?p=1515"},"modified":"2018-07-22T10:55:28","modified_gmt":"2018-07-22T10:55:28","slug":"building-our-new-schumacher-home-foundation-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/building-our-new-schumacher-home-foundation-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Our New Schumacher Home:  Foundation Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They are working on our footings and foundation today. The contractor came out to dig trenches for frost footings. What should have been one foot is about four feet. They have to keep digging till they get past the mud. They dig. Poke with a tool. It pushes right in. They dig again. And we hit springs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/KjP1Bgje8tY?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1570\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1570\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footer-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1570\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footer-2.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Footers, deep footers\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footer-2.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footer-2.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footer-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footer-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Footers, deep footers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1572\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1572\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footer-3.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1572\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footer-3.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"We hit a spring. The footer is filling with water.\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footer-3.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footer-3.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footer-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footer-3.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We hit a spring. The footer is filling with water.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If we wanted to dig for water, we would be pleasantly surprised at how close water is. We are not digging for water. So, we will have to do something about the springs bubbling up through our footers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1564\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1564\" style=\"width: 444px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cross_creek_foundation_plan.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1564\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cross_creek_foundation_plan.jpg?resize=444%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cross Creek Foundation Plan\" width=\"444\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cross_creek_foundation_plan.jpg?resize=444%2C500&amp;ssl=1 444w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cross_creek_foundation_plan.jpg?resize=768%2C864&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cross_creek_foundation_plan.jpg?resize=910%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 910w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cross_creek_foundation_plan.jpg?w=1120&amp;ssl=1 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cross Creek Foundation Plan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1559\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1559\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footers-2.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1559\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footers-2.png?resize=500%2C280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Aerial view of the footers\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footers-2.png?resize=500%2C280&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footers-2.png?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footers-2.png?resize=1024%2C574&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footers-2.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aerial view of the footers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They kept digging, to see how bad it would get. Not much worse. A few springs, but we have a plan for that. See the water toward the back right side?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/K-Td4-sfZWA?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>And then it started to snow. This is the log cabin we live in now. I didn&#8217;t make it down to the new land till later.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1550\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1550\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/snow.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1550\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/snow.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Snow, really pretty, but setting us back.\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/snow.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/snow.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/snow.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/snow.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snow, really pretty, but setting us back.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We have had snow, cold and rain. They are calling it an Arctic Blast.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/O6bmINrfHnc?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>They are building a house right next to us. They have a silt fence, but it is folded over and diverting all the run off straight into our footers. The builder sent guys down to correct it and re-dig a ditch to divert the water, but it rained so much it completely filled up the footers anyway.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1561\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1561\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footers-snow.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1561\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footers-snow.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The footers full of rain and ice\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footers-snow.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footers-snow.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footers-snow.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footers-snow.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The footers full of rain and ice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The rain has filled the footers with water. It is draining, though. It was full to the very top.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1560\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1560\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footers-water_receding.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footers-water_receding.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The footers full of rain and ice\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footers-water_receding.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footers-water_receding.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footers-water_receding.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footers-water_receding.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The footers full of rain and ice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So&#8230; We have had more snow than we usually get for Western North Carolina. And really cold weather. They can\u2019t tell anything when it is 9 degrees. Then pouring rain and ice cold weather. The ground is totally frozen and right now the footers are moats, ice covered moats.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1579\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footer-ice.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1579\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footer-ice.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The ice is breaking up and the water is going down.\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footer-ice.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footer-ice.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footer-ice.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/footer-ice.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ice is breaking up and the water is going down.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So&#8230; here we are. I will drive down today and see what has gone on. I really can&#8217;t see what they can get done, since it is still cold and soggy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/driveway-progress-footers-draining-clearing-up\/\">Next: Driveway Progress, Footers Draining, Clearing Up &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They are working on our footings and foundation today. The contractor came out to dig trenches for frost footings. What should have been one foot is about four feet. They have to keep digging till they get past the mud. They dig. Poke with a&nbsp;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/building-our-new-schumacher-home-foundation-construction\/\">&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[31],"tags":[36,37,42],"class_list":["post-1515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-house","tag-footers","tag-foundation","tag-frost-footings"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/featured_image-building-our-new-schumacher-home-foundation-construction.jpg?fit=810%2C431&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2003,"url":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/back-to-work-starting-on-the-engineered-footers\/","url_meta":{"origin":1515,"position":0},"title":"Back to Work! Starting on the Engineered Footers","author":"Carla","date":"March 2, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"It is March and they are finally working on our house again! Woo Hoo! The last time they were out there was on January 17th. We got the Engineer\u2019s Excavation Report on January 22nd and gave them an additional check to keep going. We pulled money out of the retirement\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Our New House&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Our New House","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/category\/new-house\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Back to Work! Starting on the Engineered Footers","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/featured_image-back-to-work-starting-on-the-engineered-footers.jpg?fit=1200%2C632&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/featured_image-back-to-work-starting-on-the-engineered-footers.jpg?fit=1200%2C632&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/featured_image-back-to-work-starting-on-the-engineered-footers.jpg?fit=1200%2C632&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/featured_image-back-to-work-starting-on-the-engineered-footers.jpg?fit=1200%2C632&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/featured_image-back-to-work-starting-on-the-engineered-footers.jpg?fit=1200%2C632&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2122,"url":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/marking-the-footers-for-the-block\/","url_meta":{"origin":1515,"position":1},"title":"Surveying and Marking the Footers for the Block","author":"Carla","date":"March 15, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The concrete in the footers has dried. The surveyor came out to mark where the block will go. He put in nails and spray painted them to make them highly visible. This is one of the piers to hold up the porch. I walked the footers looking at everything and\u2026\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Our New House&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Our New House","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/category\/new-house\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Marking the Footers for the Block","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/featured_image-marking.jpg?fit=1200%2C632&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/featured_image-marking.jpg?fit=1200%2C632&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/featured_image-marking.jpg?fit=1200%2C632&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/featured_image-marking.jpg?fit=1200%2C632&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/featured_image-marking.jpg?fit=1200%2C632&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1665,"url":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/driveway-progress-footers-draining-clearing-up\/","url_meta":{"origin":1515,"position":2},"title":"Driveway Progress, Footers Draining, Clearing Up","author":"Carla","date":"January 16, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"January 15th: I went down to see how things are going. It is wet, muddy and very cold, but they got a lot done. They scraped and leveled the driveway and put in a drainage ditch. They put in two culverts. They dug a trench from the footers to the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Our New House&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Our New House","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/category\/new-house\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Progress Report: Driveway plus","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/featured_image-driveway-2.jpg?fit=810%2C431&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/featured_image-driveway-2.jpg?fit=810%2C431&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/featured_image-driveway-2.jpg?fit=810%2C431&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/featured_image-driveway-2.jpg?fit=810%2C431&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3462,"url":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/documents-from-the-engineer\/","url_meta":{"origin":1515,"position":3},"title":"Documents from the Engineer","author":"Carla","date":"March 7, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Here are more of the documents from the engineer. BLE inc. Bunnell-Lammons Engineering, Inc. Geotechnical, Environmental and Construction Materials Consultants 3-2-2018 Upont client\u2019s request, staff professional K. Williams visited site to observe the foundation excavations of the proposed home. The excavations were extended to -5 feet below existing grade until\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Our New House&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Our New House","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/category\/new-house\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Documents from the Engineer","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/featured_image-engineer_report.jpg?fit=1200%2C632&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/featured_image-engineer_report.jpg?fit=1200%2C632&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/featured_image-engineer_report.jpg?fit=1200%2C632&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/featured_image-engineer_report.jpg?fit=1200%2C632&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/featured_image-engineer_report.jpg?fit=1200%2C632&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1495,"url":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/building-a-new-house-digging-the-footers\/","url_meta":{"origin":1515,"position":4},"title":"Building a New House \u2013 Digging the Footers","author":"Carla","date":"January 2, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"They started digging the footers today. Around 11:00 the builder called. The grader had called him and said he was not hitting stable ground. He had already gone down as far as is typical, but was hitting soft soil and clay. 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