Posted: August 10th, 2009 | Author: vmezhvinsky | Filed under: Walls and Foundation | Tags: cement, concrete, construction, development, floor sill, footings, foundation, garage, home, house, media room, shotcrete, underpin, underpinning, wall |
The picture on the right shows the 12 foot tall walls of the future media room and one of the 2′ x 4′s used to help support our wall against the neighbor’s house. Picture 1 and 2 below show the supports for the one foot thick suspended concrete slab on the garage level. Picture 3 is a view towards the street that shows the side of the neighbor’s house and our wall. In order to build a foundation that had adequate bearing capacity, we needed to underpin the neighbor’s foundation by 20 feet. Underpinning extends the foundation support to depths that provide greater bearing capacity and prevent foundation settling. Read more »
Posted: July 6th, 2009 | Author: vmezhvinsky | Filed under: Walls and Foundation | Tags: cement, chronicle, concrete, construction, development, Excavation, foundation, home, house, media room, Noe Valley, project, Project Noe, real estate, reinforced concrete, renovation, San Francisco, wall |
The nearly 14 feet tall portion of the foundation shown here is what will be the media room on the second floor. The concrete walls are well suited for sound insulation, making this space ideal for a home theater. Read more »
Posted: June 16th, 2009 | Author: vmezhvinsky | Filed under: Walls and Foundation | Tags: cement, chronicle, concrete, construction, development, foundation, home, house, Noe Valley, project, Project Noe, real estate, rebar, reinforced concrete, renovation, San Francisco, shotcrete, wall |
The pictures below show the foundation about three-fourths of the way complete. The crew is pictured using the shotcrete method to construct one of the walls of what will be the media room, which is located above the garage level. Requiring nearly 30 cement trucks carrying 9 yards of concrete each to complete, the new foundation is nearly ready for the framing of the house to begin. Read more »
Posted: June 11th, 2009 | Author: vmezhvinsky | Filed under: Walls and Foundation | Tags: April, concrete, construction, foundation, home, house, Noe Valley, project, Project Noe, real estate, rebar, reinforced concrete, renovation, San Francisco, shotcrete |
With the excavation of the site complete, the difficult process of building the foundation begins at the rear of the property. In total, about 260 yards of concrete were poured, reinforced by a tied rebar beam cage. The varying grade elevations add to the difficulty, requiring one of our retaining walls to stand nearly 20 feet tall. Read more »
