Building a new House

Don't ask again till May

 

Longer than I but can't ask for more when building over the winter

 

Is that brick effect cast into the exterior side of the concrete as well ?

 

the brick effect is pretty cool, never seen that, as long as you didnt pay more for it as most people end up finishing their basements.

 

Adam:
All I can say is

 

This is cool. Can't wait to see. I know some have asked for floor plans, but I say keep it a surprise as we watch step by step turning into a house.

 

He has posted them.... you just gotta find them

 

I don't want to spoil the surprise

 

Yep it is cast on both sides. It seems to be standard here in Iowa. The 4 houses my parents have built and every home I've seen built in the last 20 years has the brick cast in the foundation.

 

Thanks Tom

 

They are out there, but I will get them cleaned up a little but before I post them in here.

 

Interesting

I like the concept , my only question is how it effects the difficulty of damproofing / waterproofing the foundation exterior

 

There is a thick tar like stuff that the spray on it. I've never seen any issues from it.

 

Yep, seems pretty standard around here. My parents' house foundation walls are a bigger block style but yours looks nice.

 

Spray on emulsion is the standard here too

 

Congrats on the new home, the recent weather has to slowed down the process. At least you go everything poured before the cold. We have been looking at building a new house in the Des Moines area recently, but my 2009 Lund boat and 2013 Tacoma have reduced our funds enough that we may just stay in our current house for a while. Where are you building? We were looking at the Johnston area.

 

We are building on the west side of ankeny. We will be very close to saylorville lake. Only about a mile or two from the boat ramp.

 

Updated pictures.

Second big issue spotted today. The garage door openings aren't tall enough. They framed them out for 7' tall instead of 8' like they are supposed to be.

 

Hope this isn't too difficult to fix. At least it's discovered now before roof framing/trusses begin. By the looks of it, it shouldn't be too bad but I'm not a carpenter lol.