We have a foundation!

Yesterday had to be the most rewarding day thus far on this project; we poured the slabs and the piers. On Thursday we had a very long but lucky day. Thursday morning we had a lot to do before the we could get inspected and before we could pour but not many of us could be out working on the site. We had to redo some form work, finish the rebar, lay the wire mesh, redo a pier and cut all the piers to the correct height. Some how only 4 of us got it done (with Dale's help of course) and by the end of the day we were ready to be inspected...and the City of Ruston people came at the perfect time. Needless to say, we were down to the wire and finished successfully! But not only that, we got in several donations, which we really needed! So it was a great day in the habiTECH world.
So Friday, Feb. 8th, we were able to pour the slab and piers. We had a couple small problems at first but by the end of the day we could really see the house coming together. One of the problems was the concrete guy hit some of our plumbing with the truck and knocked it loss....luckily it didn't break. Then when we almost finished with the slab one of the formed up walls came loose so the concrete started to pour out. So of course Dale comes to the rescue and wedges a support to the wall and stops the leaking. Our foundation is a little bowed but luckily its where we're stick framing so it doesn't have to be as perfect. Its absolutely amazing how fast the concrete hardens. Several hours after we poured the finishers were on the slab smoothing everything out. A couple of us left our mark on the piers, where nobody will ever see.
Today, we had some of the Ruston High Honor Society come out and help us...and they were really a big help. We removed all the form work and de-nailed EVERYTHING and cleaned up the site. Not all of us were out there...again...but we still got a lot accomplished and the Evan's family clocked in some sweat equity hours toward their house.
Its amazing how in school we work so hard at trying to understand and learn about details and construction and stuff, but all it takes is just hands on investigation and you learn stuff you never forget. I am so glad I got this opportunity to help a family and learn really valuable stuff toward my career.