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

[Frank S]

Eagerly awaiting further photos. This house "construction" is like watching a slow motion train wreck. I just can't look away.

I hear you, Although I've never contracted to build a house I've been involved in the civil engineering aspect of several industrial and high rise buildings mostly to insure the civil engineers took into account the machinery or steel structural members we were going to have to install later.
But this thing does have all the trappings of a train wreck in progress.
there is adequate steel in the construction I'll give them that.
I'm pretty sure I know why they did not vibrate the concrete in to make sure all the voids were filled was due to the selection of forming materials.
Steel form panels could have been rented and bolted together for less cost than the lumber in the forms they constructed then they could have vibrated the concrete in properly with a superior finish and no need to slice away a bulge from an almost failed form.
An even bigger concern is the total lack of any moisture barrier anywhere in the basement wall or floor construction, But hey, maybe they used concrete that is completely moisture prof. I can't say since I'm not there.
My mistake I just looked all the way back to the 1st page and did see they laid down a barrier under the floor portion.
And maybe that R1 foam being taped together is enough to protect the sides I've just never seen it done that way without spraying a layer of barrier on prior to application of foam insulation