Foundations

2/15/2012 Gentry set construction staking, finished just before the rain
2/16 Two guys from Medina, layout lots 1,2,3
2/17 Medina excavated Lot 1 and some of Lots 2&3 / Balta put in a gate on the W side of fence, since old gate was now ifo foundation excavation
2/18 Hardy met Medina at site in morning, discussed contract price. Dumpster was removed at 7, no other work.
2/19 Sunday
2/20 Monday, Presidents Day, completed excavations with bobcat on lots 2&3 where dumpster was removed on Saturday morning, no Halts
2/21 Tuesday, Medina 5 guys, laying out foundations with strings(2 guys) and trimming excavations with shovels and pick (3 guys)
2/22 Wednesday, Medina 4 guys continuing excavations, no layout experts, just digging, Balta set up temp power pole and cleared weeds in back. Met Framer and Steel sub on site to review plans.
2/23 Thursday, Balta and Valdivia (backhoe) used spoils from first three homes to raise final pads on second three lots, with Balta on the sheepsfoot. Medina three guys started forming. Got about half way done with all three homes. Geotech 'Raffi' come by.and gave footings.memo in the morning. Building inspector came by in afternoon, call back tomorrow for HSS pad inspection
2/24 Friday, Inspector came at 11 and approved HSS pads and approved pouring footings together. Medina had 3 guys out.working on forms and rebar and then 2 more guys came with the pump truck to pump the pads at 3. Gentry came at 1 and certified the formwork. Balta installed silt fence and demodd old approach/driveway and replaced it with dirt.
2/25 Saturday, Met Armando Framed and his helper Pony at 8:30 along with Andy Steel guy and his two helpers laying out the templates for the steel posts. Then Kevin came at 10:30 and we went thru the questions the other guys had discovered including some large omissions on the foundation structural plans.
2/27 Monday A little rain. Medina had some guys come by and lay out the back lots. Marrone sent Pat by, but he wanted more excavation and so didn't do any work. Balta excavated the plumbing trenches more. Steel posts were installed early.
2/28 Tuesday Medina 7 guys, finishing forms. Hardy ordered rebar for the GBs (just got the clarification this morning that it is two #7s.) and Medina's guy went to pick it up at 2. Marrone (Fernando) installed plumbing underground.
2/29 Wednesday Medina 5 guys. Assembled and installed GB's. Inspector at 2 and he didn't pass us - he asked for interior forms on the footings (stem wall). Structural Inspection at noon went well.
3/1 Thursday POURED Footings, Lots 1-3. Re-inspection at noon and Alex had mud at 12:45. Deputy came at 2:45 and then we poured the GB's. Medina Five guys, 3 finished forms and stuff in the morning, 2 started excavating Lots 4-6. After 12::45 all were on the pour, and they finished at 5:15. Rosebel and his son got the 3" meter lines in and two 2" lines per house for telecom. Balta helped them.
3/2 Friday Medina completed digging footings and began formwork. Medina patched and backfilled footings on 1,2,3. Balta cleaned up bamboo where it was in the way of building a fence on W PL, overexcavated W footing on 4&5.
3/5 Monday Medina brought in sand, laid down visqueen, sand and debar on 1,2,3. Continued formwork on back three. Balta recompacted W footing of 4/5, which had been missed during R&R.
3/6 Tuesday Slab inspection passed. Medina five guys rear forms.
3/7 Wednesday Poured slabs on three homes at 10. Foundation seven guys worked on back homes until mud came. Halts and Hardy placed box-outs for front door matts.
3/8 Thursday Steel beams delivered, framers unloaded with gradall, but couldn't place. Lumber delivered, first floor plates. Foundation four guys continued back homes.
3/9 Friday Plumbers laid out 4-6 underground, one hour. Temp Power Pole inspection. Medina 6 guys, built grade.beams (steel delivered at 10), and installed rebar and grade beams. Framers, three guys, got plates down on 1&2, 6x posts supporting beam. Crane came at 10:30, placed beams till 2, all beams up on 1-3. Balta brought a generator in the morning, helped out generally. Lumber (1st floor walls) delivered, left in parkway
3/10 Saturday framers, three. Balta excavated lot 6 plumbing UG.
3/12 Monday Framers, 6; Foundation 5, Balta finished lot 6 plumbing excavation. Lumber, first floor shear.
3/13 Tuesday Medina, 4-6 footings.
3/14 Wednesday Plumbers UG 4-6. Inspector came late and did not approve footings because the W footing at 4/5 is not 24" below adjacent grade.
3/15 Thursday Geotech inspection, noon. Medina sent three guys and Balta brought Canejo, and all five guys worked to remove the formwork on West footing at 4/5 and excavate to lower the footing 24". Inspector did not approve footings, with Patrick. Medina had one more form to place to finish and inspector wouldn't even look at the job. Framers...
3/16 Friday Inspector approved footings with Patrick. Framers...
3/19 Monday POURED footings. 4-6. Framers on diaphragms. Balta sick. Dan Vera first day at work, site super.
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