The house next door...or how to NOT build a house

**jdurand** · Oct 25, 2019, 05:40 PM

Not too much today, they peeled more forms, doesn't look horrible. Added more of the R-1 insulation and got a delivery of dirt + a compactor so I'm guessing tomorrow or Monday they will fill in the dirt under what will be the garage floor and then set up forms to pour it.

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**Toolmaker51** · Oct 25, 2019, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by jdurand

Not too much today, they peeled more forms, doesn't look horrible. Added more of the R-1 insulation and got a delivery of dirt + a compactor so I'm guessing tomorrow or Monday they will fill in the dirt under what will be the garage floor and then set up forms to pour it.

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? How do they excavate enough cubic yards for a deep garage sized foundation and require backfill trucked in?

**jdurand** · Oct 25, 2019, 07:32 PM

They didn't save any. Hauled it all off, so need to order more.

**Frank S** · Oct 25, 2019, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by Toolmaker51

? How do they excavate enough cubic yards for a deep garage sized foundation and require backfill trucked in?

Easy they had all of the spoils from the excavation hauled off then buy it back and have it hauled in. This way the brother in law gets a piece of the pie plus the mother-in-law's sisters brother's son gets work as well and the future home owner gets stuck with the bill.