CONCRETE FOUNDATION AND FLATWORK CONSTRUCTION
Northern Concrete had the honor of participating in the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition being filmed in Neenah Wisconsin. The project is scheduled to be aired on Sunday, October 17th. Our crew began work at 10 pm to meet the project timeline. The pictures and captions explain the foundation and flatwork construction process.
Construction crew places stone around foundation footings.
Every building project begins with a foundation. Here you see the Form-A-Drain footing system ready for concrete. We are placing stone to support the footings and set up the base for a concrete basement floor.
Placing aluminum forms for concrete walls.
This image shows us placing nine foot forms that will be filled with concrete for the basement walls. These walls support the entire wooden structure of the house. Once the wall forms are in place, concrete is pumped from a Ready-Mix truck. Our crew uses a conveyor to complete this process quickly and with uniform results.
Concrete wall forms being filled with conveyor.
The forms are placed and secured, so crew members guide the conveyor hose to correctly place concrete provided by Carew and MCC Ready-Mix. The crew worked through the night to complete the foundation.
When the forms are removed, solid concrete walls are visible.
It was daylight when the right amount of time had passed and the crew begins removing the wall forms. The wall ties that held the forms in place will be removed leaving smooth walls inside and out.
Waterproofing materials applied to walls.
After the forms and wall ties are removed, waterproofing materials and foam are applied. The black material shown is Dimple Board that offers waterproofing with a 30 year warranty. The concrete foundation is now complete.
Crew members use tools to place and finish flatwork.
Here the crew is pouring the basement slab. The stone base was placed with the footings and a 6 ml vapor barrier goes over the stone. Concrete is poured by conveyor but the crew uses a number of hand tools for correct placement. In this photo, you can see a screed on the right, the long handle of a float on the left, and a hand rake in the center.
Several crew members work to place and finish concrete.
Concrete sets quickly so it takes several people working together to get fresh concrete in place and finished properly. The long tube is a component of the conveyor we use to pump concrete from the Ready-Mix truck to where its needed. Our crew shows the hand work needed for quality placement.
Quality concrete takes many people working together.
Here our crew is pouring the garage slab. They are being helped by Xzibit (pronounced as “exhibit”), who is an American Rapper, Actor, and Television Host. He is best known for hosting MTV’s Pimp My Ride. Xzibit was on-site helping in any way he could. Here he is directing the conveyor chute used to place the fresh concrete.
Finished concrete foundation ready for framing.
A side view of the finished foundation ready for framing. Although most of the exterior foundation is backfilled with dirt, the interior surface is the basement walls seen in most homes in Northeast Wisconsin. Northern Concrete completed the foundation on time and the project moved forward.
