Second Home Wall Demolition

We brought out the big guns and finished off the remaining pieces of retaining wall. Final permitting is apparently to be out this week, so I look forward to big progress in the very near future.
Furano, Hokkaido, Japan. Ski, snowboard, enjoy.
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First Home Stem Wall Pour

Today we poured the stem walls for the actual house to sit on. While the walls and roof of the garage will be concrete, the home itself will be 2x4 wood framed sided with insulated steel siding. I`m not sure why we made two separate pours for the garage and house, but we did. Again, it was an incident free pour, and in an hour and a half we had three mixers (Japan size) back on the road for their next delivery. Next comes garage wall and roof forming. Since the finish of the concrete inside the forms will remain once they are removed, care is required to make sure the job is done once. I imagine forming and steel work alone will take us through the end of next week. Until then...
Furano, Hokkaido, Japan. Ski, snowboard, enjoy.
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Second Home Wall Demolition

One half of this wall is inconveniently in the way of the owner`s new home. No match for the Komatsu 50,000 pounder, we easily remove it. Well, maybe not easily, some beatings were involved. You`ll notice in the video the boys inserting steel pipes into the dirt behind the wall, and then laying a sheet of plywood over them. This keeps the fill from behind the wall that remains from falling out.
Furano, Hokkaido, Japan. Ski, snowboard, enjoy.
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First Home Garage Stem Pour

After the base footings, this was the second concrete pour at this site. All went well, no blow outs. It was a good day!
Furano, Hokkaido, Japan. Ski, snowboard, enjoy.
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First Home Garage Form Work

Garage form and steel work close to completion at our company`s first home.
Furano, Hokkaido, Japan. Ski, snowboard, enjoy.
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First Home Steel and Base Form Work

This video shows the amount of rebar delivered to the job site and form work for the footings.
Furano, Hokkaido, Japan. Ski, snowboard, enjoy.
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First Home Footings All Dug Out

This is the completed dig. Not much to say, just a lot of holes!
Furano, Hokkaido, Japan. Ski, snowboard, enjoy.
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First Home Footings Being Dug

This is a shot of the foundation being dug at the Schmidt residence. Furano, Hokkaido, Japan. Ski, snowboard, enjoy.
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First Home Batter Boards

A quick shot of the boards used to layout elevations and the lines for the concrete foundation form work. The weather wasn`t to great this day in Furano!
Furano, Hokkaido, Japan. Ski, snowboard, enjoy.
www.furanorealestate.jp