The Wise Man Built His House Upon the Rock

We get a lot of questions about the kinds of foundations that we use and how they are installed. First, let me say that I am not the expert here. That is why I always throw the technical building questions to the builders, Erik and Chris. When they have a question then we go straight to the master of building the (retired?) Ron Fisher or to Bob Coolman.

Nor is this the most exciting time of the building process. Don't get me wrong, watching concrete being poured for the first time can be a wierd and interesting science lesson for all that have never seen it done before. Sandberg's do it so quickly and so professionally that it is over in a matter of hours and then it is simply a matter of watching concrete cure. Still, everything hinges on the soundness of the foundation.

For the most part we build either slab foundations or basements. The house's footprint determins the size of either. In this particular case you will see in the pictures the poured concrete footings in their forms followed by the underground utility work that is layed in gravel and compacted sand, prior to backfilling and the pouring the concrete slab.

This whole process takes about a week if the weather is nice.

The wise man built his house upon the rock, afterall. ..ours just happens to be a lot of little ones called aggregate.