Cherry River C&C Residential Remodeling

Multi-addition and interior remodel project begun 11-05
Medinah, IL
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Pictures added 1-11-06
Pictures added 1-21-06
Pictures added 2-9-06

Before:

Demolition of garage roof for second floor addition,
beginning of excavation ramp for basement digout.

Detail of second floor duplex floor construction.

Initial ramp to basement showing existing foundation and footing.

Progress framing second floor addition, beginning roof framing.
Also showing recent septic tank and field construction to right (west).

Second floor addition roof framing in progress.

Excavation ramp and cut into existing crawl space, showing lintel under brickwork.

View through front ramp showing new I-beam installed in center, and rear foundation wall prior to opening.

Showing preliminary excavation of rear of foundation and sawcuts to remove existing foundation.

Removing first segment of old foundation in rear.

View of rear from grade with 17 feet of existing foundation removed.

View from inside rear excavation towards front-center of house.
Shows rear shoring I-beam and wood flitch plate supporting house over basement opening from old to new sections.
Permanent I-beam not yet installed.
In front foundation cut end, note pocket for concrete footing and steel column supporting front foundation during excavation.

Pictures added 1-11-06

Showing the footing after forms removal

View from front, down the ramp into the basement also showing completed footing.  Note again steel column support cut end of front foundation.

Concrete pumper truck with ready-mix truck in driveway, pumping over house to pour foundation.

Rear view of concrete pumping operation.

View of old crawl space area, digging out for footing pads to underpin existing center main wall.  Note jack to support main girder as footing (visible above Mike's head) is undermined in preparation of underpinning.
Existing stairway to main floor shows to right; new stairway into basement will be where black cylinder is standing above that footing.

View from inside main house basement towards new rear basement area.  Note underpin column to far right of picture, still supporting old crawlspace foundation.  This will be embedded in final pour.

Pictures added 1-21-06

Framing the rear addition

Old crawl space basement prepared for final concrete wall spray-pour.

Beginning concrete spray application at ramp entry, filling in around previously-installed steel columns on lug pads. Main hose is four-inch for material, a special blend of concrete with additives; smaller hose is one-inch air supply for propulsion.

West wall partially sprayed with low-slump mix concrete, embedding reinforcing bars and previously-installed steel columns.  Continuous footing has already been placed prior to wall installation.
In this view, material is being cut to plumb with trowels while spraying continues on other portions.  Sprayer makes rounds as material sets up and others trowel-finish.

Pictures added 2-9-06

First material sprayed in utility corner of old section

View to south showing freshly-sprayed walls with excess struck material piled in center of clay floor

With the floor graded and vapor barrier and gravel spread, 2-inch foam insulation is laid and radiant heating tubing is being installed, stapled to foam.

Pouring of floor in progress.  Concrete from ready-mix truck in driveway is dumped into special pumper truck, and then is pumped via tube in foreground left into basement.