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Markers for piles below, we sank here in New Orleans so the extra 14 piles where cheap insurance thanks to the TJ Willis crew. If you need piles these guys are good!
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| Ya ya just put house on top no flooding there |
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| If your piles don't hit a point they wont go down for some reason, this elevation sight tool makes no waste of labor/cutting the tops to make them all flush. Instead drive them flush and sight each one as you go! |
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| 30' piles vibrated all the way down. We excavated old rubble under footing from many other houses built on this lot dating back to 1896 creole cottage was the oldest on sanborn maps file. |
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| Little excavator help from a good neighbor Jared, its not his first time. |
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| Mississippi river sand compacted and raked |
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| 6/10 limestone compacted & inverted cone/pile cap area around piles for concrete footing |
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| #5 rebar going in the 12''x32'' 4000psi concrete spread footing |
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| bend your own rebar its easy |
This was one of those 106 deg feels like temp days. But had two cool neighbors helping.
My first time pouring concrete, and 14yards here I learned fast get a pump next time
I think the swb has one of these tools but it broke….haha maybe thats why all the road patches sink in after 6 months
Santa Cruz/Holy Cross logo shirt
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| Front porch footing area |
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| Note 1/4'' stainless steel rods poking up they are for under slab drain supports that get bent 90 deg into slab. New construction code every 4 foot! |
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| slab renforcement sand forms |
Playing in the sand is one step that can lead you to building a home.
Custom Stainless steel mesh Termite Barrier
Its level now just wait till its ready to put the power trowel on it
Power trowel time for a smooth finish concrete floor
The more you run this machine you can create a natural marbleized mixing effect
If you want a smooth floor you gotta use this tool it makes life easy best $100 rental tool.
After concrete was finished water curing for at least 3 days ads great strength.
The next step will be burnishing the floor with 20'' Twister diamond pads
(HTC Super floor) has great info on this.
The man in charge above.
Started making 2x6 blocking for the 16' & 20' tall walls.
Drilling and layout of sill plates,also note the floor finish before HTC pad burnishing
Applying XPS zero voc concrete densifier then burnish 800 grit,XPS sealer 1500grit burnish,sealer and final burnish with 3000 grit, all done with HTC Twister diamond floor pads and a used $200 ebay score floor burnisher
Starting first 2x6x16 ballon frame south wall, you can kinda see the floor finish in this pic
ECO BOND has 400psi strength. Another great zero voc product works very well get it thru Home Depot online only best price @ about $5 a tube
blocking every 4' helps keep these tall walls straight & strong
3/4 plywood sheathing glued and nailed 6'' oc with Bostich Hurriquake 8d nails, should be good for 150+mph winds
Now thats a pic of a good neighbor lets me drive that tractor in his yard and helps me line up my 1st wall
16 tall x 14 wide wall up
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The big lift was this wall 20'tall x 26' long
Cat 5?
Every joint and crack got Eco Bond zero voc. construction adhesive
Floor will need some polishing after construction
Air sealed the sheathing with Kool Seal
Eco Bond HD glued to framing and glued 1/8'' sheathing gaps using a bondo/ID style spreader
Air sealed the sheathing with Kool Seal
Eco Bond HD glued to framing and glued 1/8'' sheathing gaps using a bondo/ID style spreader 
All welded aluminum flashing with drainage gap at bottom of polyiso incase water ever gets behind foam board it can drain out
