Foundation Pour

All the foundation work done by Jaime Canelo / Canelo's Construction. These guys did outstanding work - thorough, meticulous perfectionists in addition to being dependable and easy to communicate with. We highly recommend them for any kind of concrete or stone work that you might need done (they also do paver stones, landscaping, retaining walls, etc., and will work throughout the bay area)

Canelo's Constructions Inc.; Jamie Canelo-Hernandez, President; licensed contractor #924795; (510)439-8662

It was fascinating to compare the old and the new; see and learn about the changes in how concrete work is done.

Concrete, pumped through a hose, into the forms.

Not visible in this picture, but the person in the white T has a vibrating wand that he puts into the poured concrete every so often to settle it. A mesmerizing visual effect. Takes some judgement, as apparently too much vibrating can separate the aggregate from the cement.

After the forms are removed they will be reused.

Finished with a 2" slab over the vapor/moisture barrier. Those orange things, "rebar caps," are there partly as a safety measure to prevent impaling.

Excavation and Forms

Excavation of the backyard and setting the forms for the foundation pour. Very interesting stuff. One of those jobs that requires serious Math skills that they never tell you about in school. Probably even more powerful than telling students about the job would be to actually teach Math this way. (Speaking from a little bit of experience here, having done bookshelf and chair building projects with my 2nd-3rd graders.)





On top here you see the floor joists in the kitchen. The newer wood, perpendicular to those joists, is the form for the new foundation that will replace the crumbling NW corner.Close up of the forms.
Pull back shot from the south.

More Demo

Some more before and afters from the demolition.


bathroom
2nd bedroom



Deck, backyard and garage. Different angle on 'after' pic. Something like 2 feet of concrete under parts of the garage.

small basement, was laundry, will now be storage accessed by a hatch in the floor of bedroom closet.

Demolition

Some before and after pics from the demolition.

Front of the house.

Living room, which will become dining room. Won't be too much in the way of changes here.





Not sad to say goodbye to that "heater"
Kitchen. Subfloor had to come up because of asbestos that would have been exposed if linoleum were removed. Our biggest unexpected problem so far, so not too bad.
That's just plastic where the walls used to be.



Crawl space through the floor joists. Held up to prep for new foundation under this part of the house. (not unexpected)