Footings, forms and foundation

Now that we are down to hard pan (clay), we can build forms for the footings. Footings are a wider cement base that support the foundation walls.

Deep within all of the cement are steel ties that keep the cement from cracking. We feel much more prepared for an earthquake!

Here are the footings once the wood has been stripped. Now come the forms for the foundation.

Jeth and the crew make a productive shop within the walls they build. 

It took lots of hammering to form walls out of 1" x 6" s. This wood will be stripped after the cement is poured and reused as shiplap siding for the wooden framed walls above. Another neat thing is that this wood was already used once for the foundations in another house, down in Fairfield.  Reuse and save money!