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Bob meets with the contractor to inspect the poured footings and discuss the pouring process. They begin installing the sill plate and explain the various lumber used.
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Home Foundation Inspection

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" Let me interrupt here minute followed it actually that looks like a handy tool for breaking up with snap sides actually just a jar candles were. Good that would leverage on it it's a Jack -- in these things just. Great to break right off. You don't want to leave their you don't want rusting metal or candidate -- Now let's talk a little bit about the condition of the concrete work it looks nice and smooth did you have to vibrate this we're just -- came out very well actually most of the way along. There is a little where we did the early pour there -- a little article over here that's right now this is where reported dryer in the bottom because we have the lead on the at a time we didn't want it to slip out that's correct and you see a little money coming but that shouldn't be a problem here. Are you going to waterproof the foundation nowhere is this is just across space and not a living space and that will we don't journey through that plus we have a great slope here -- During the waterway now what are you waiting -- back bill. We have to wait for the inspector to get years should be here shortly and then -- go from there okay and the fellas are still today doing take -- back they're just to make sure the top foundation has been level that's correct we checked in here so -- on the road with the for history so the sill seal as the real important part of the beginning of construction because this. Sandwich of insulation will really compressed when you put the -- wouldn't fill line to prevent any cold air infiltration in between topic concrete in the bottom of that bill. It looks like this that he's already go across that we're -- it to give me hand. That PTL. Two by six pressure treated lumber is very very important. Because you want something that is going to go in contact with. Concrete which retained damp could be pressure treated lumber to avoid any -- future yes that's correct you just want to set your personal there. And this is kiln dried lumber. There's official start of the framing when we got it upside down. Yes. -- accepted that and so we make the transition to kiln dried lumber for the rest of the house frame that we know that won't twist and Jack that there. All right so while we're waiting for are inspection we can start putting the nuts and bolts together here. Always a ring washer. And tighten them up. So inspector -- Regan what is it that you have to look for when you're doing you're inspection here at the foundation well before we get back."

" This morning I'm just interject he structural integrity of the foundation and -- dampproof he has done very quiet. My -- looking at the plan on this slab on grade. In Siberia across it and curiously as little you know dampproof and required -- I love you and you can have factual foundation any time."

" I would if a visual inspection right yes it looks pretty good doesn't bet that it does that mean you get to autograph this for -- to those thank you very much."

" This all conditions here naturally -- dirt but organic material and the soil and because we have had much rain. So why all the dust produced -- him down. But. This machine when it's done -- on the run. -- back up the foundation. And the idea of the fact they'll opt to the foundation wall and -- in plant where that married into the existing granite. Which of course all the Rainwater that it."

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