House Construction Part 4 - Basement forms are up

The forms for the basement walls are going up today. The setup for the basement will be as follows: a center entry door in the front of the basement. This door will have a clearing pushed out in front of it with knee high walls (approximately 30 inches high) that will be comprised of wood posts. These walls are necessary because there will be grading done to conceal as much of the front of the basement as is possible given the layout of the land. Centered on each side of this center entry door will be a 4 foot high by 3 foot wide window. So the front of the basement that is parallel, essentially, with the main state road will be comprised of a 4 x 3 foot window on the left side, the center entry door with cleared patch, and another 4 x 3 foot window on the right side front.

The right side of the basement will be comprised of a 9 foot opening that will be framed out for two 4 foot double doors that will swing open to provide an 8 foot entry. The 9 foot area will provide the opportunity for expansion to a 9 foot garage door. The pouring of these walls and forms will be performed by tomorrow evening. I will attempt to get pictures posted that correspond to the previous construction posts up when I can. The pictures have been taken they just need to be uploaded.

Front view of house basement forms

Right side view of basement forms



Back left corner to front of house view of basement forms



Back left corner view to inside of basement forms



View of back of house basement forms