Getting ready to form

The trucks are here to unload the concrete forms. This is where the foundation really begins to take shape.
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Basement pour and haymaking.

The basement floor has been poured and the hay has been put down for the hootenenanny celebration of finishing the floor. Actually it is there to keep the concrete warm and help it cure properly.
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Basement Shelter

Another delivery of material for the basement floor and drain tile. They are starting to move on the floor and foundation.

On a funny note, a friend of mine told me that his town in the 90's removed the bomb shelter suggestion for new housing. I don't think the styrofoam is here for the bomb shelter.
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Here Today..............

Well they knocked the old house down. I guess it was a pretty quick affair. All that is left is the rubble and memory of the house that once was there. I was told that during demolition that there were many old books scattered about. I wasn't able to recover any of them...
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Demolition Day is Here.

Interior demolition has started. The metal scrappers have taken down the gutters and also started breaking the windows.
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Demolition Day is Here

The fencing is up. They are trying to protect the beautiful tree in front. I hope the tree survives this ordeal. The sister house next door also has the same large tree in front.
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Underground utilities

The underground contractor finished. Those are street paving stones on the lawn. It warmed up quite a bit and melted the snow.
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The backhoe is here.

It looks like demolition is just around the corner. This backhoe appeared to do some underground utility work.
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