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Pouring the House Foundation
Finally out of the dirt!
Forming and Placing Concrete for the Garage
Starting with the garage will give us covered storage.
Pouring the Footings
Placing the concrete and stripping the forms.
Forming the Footings
Pinning the footings to the batholith with steel and epoxy.
An Easier Way to Drill Rock
The dirtbag Is your friend.
Breaking Apart the Toughest Rocks
Our strategy: A rock drill and Dexpan.
Start With a Steel Deck
Atop the foundation of steel and concrete is a metal pan deck supporting a 4-in. poured-concrete slab.
FHB House Video: Introducing California 2018
The 2018 Fine Homebuilding House takes on some of the country’s most demanding zero-net-energy codes.

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