Another Inspection Successfully Completed!

Yesterday the county building inspector came to inspect the footings and forms for the foundation. This was a pretty critical inspection. So many little things as potential problem areas: are the footings wide enough, are the footings clean enough, are the forms level and plumb, is there the required 30 feet distance from the property line from all areas of the addition? YES! First, let me tell you that my husband is pretty "type A" when it comes to construction and he tends to "over build" so I had no doubt that the inspector would give us the OK to pour cement. My husband, on the other hand, had several sleepless nights worrying about every little detail and whether or not he'd forgotten something.

The inspector arrived in the early afternoon and headed straight for the 8 x 15 foot form that is the critical part of the foundation. This is the part of the forms that had my husband tied up in knots building and will be the true test of his skills when wet cement is poured into it. One look into the form and the inspector smiled, turned to my husband and said "Good Job!". Suddenly everyone knew things were going to be OK. The forms were signed off on the permit and cement will arrive early the morning of June 19th and the next step in this adventure will begin.

The forms going in:

The finished forms: