What began as an ambitious plan to remodel and expand the main home quickly shifted focus to stabilizing the existing structure, which is located in a designated high liquefaction zone. In such zones, the soil can lose its strength and behave like a
Breaking ground for our new 715 square foot attached ADU.
A trench has been dug around the existing house. Helical piers will be inserted periodically into the trench & then capped with a concrete grade beam which will then tie into the existing house foundation. This new structural system will stabili
Helical piers have been delivered to site. While manufacturers offer various lengths, our contractor elected to bring in 7-foot helicals. Multiple piers will be tied together to achieve the required depth.
The helical piers are similar to a big screw & will be mechanically turned and sunk into the ground.
Tremendous progress has been made on our attached ADU as all the exterior walls have been framed & windows have been installed. We are currently awaiting the arrival of our roof trusses, which will enable us to accelerate the roof framing timel
We appreciate the contractor’s diligence in putting down a sill sealer, also known as a sill gasket, which is a foam strip placed under the exterior wall sill plate to reduce air leakage and moisture infiltration, thereby improving energy efficiency
Trusses are on site!
The roof framing is flying by with half the roof already framed after only one day!
Trusses & rooftop plywood are up in record time!
Good interior view at the trusses over our Kitchen. With careful planning, we are still able to accommodate a Kitchen skylight between the trusses.
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