Things seem to be happening very quickly. Without wasting any time after placing the footers, the Ryan team placed the cement forms in one day, poured the foundation in the next, and removed the forms the next. Here's the pictures:
It's amazing how quickly this plot of dirt is being transformed into a home. Of course, the weather has been very cooperative. But my sense is that we are in a process.
While they were putting up the concrete forms, we had a meeting with our project manager to go over things one last time. He was extremely helpful and informative. As an engineer myself (electrical), I really enjoy understanding the process and considerations that go into building a modern, energy efficient home. The experience so far has really been fun!
Next comes waterproofing the walls and installing an exterior drainage system. Interestingly, the drains one the outside of the walls are routed to the sump pump inside the home. I thought this was a little strange and risky (in power outages, or if the pump fails). Just another reason to select a home lot that has good natural drainage. Our lot has some drainage, as it slopes downward towards both the front and back, but the slope is very slight - only a few feet either way to the property line. Still it's better than nothing, so I'm not worried about drainage at this point. Another thing we didn't consider when selecting the lot. But I think we are ok.
By the way if anyone wants to visit in person, we are lot 58 on Haybine Lane in the Willowsford Greens.
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