Forming and pouring the footings

Today the footings are being formed, inspected, and poured. The concrete work is done by Lee Rocca Forming Ltd out of Oakville.

The crew started the work late around 11:15AM because in typical Toronto style they are stuck in traffic on the QEW. I’ve scheduled the inspection with the inspector for 2pm and I wasn’t sure if they can make it on time. But the 5 men crew is very efficient, by 1:30pm, the form is done, and rebars are all placed.

Footing

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Footing pins set

Surveyor is here this morning to set the pins for the footings. Here you can see the corner of the foundation wall is set and they’ve also set some pins for the columns that will support my steel post.

Footing pins

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