Basement of our new home

After we had our lot chosen and the plan signed off on, it seemed like nothing was happening but our realtor kept telling us we needed to be patient because a lot was happening behind the scenes.  After the plan was submitted to the City of Ankeny, they would review it to assure everything was up to code and issue a building permit. Thankfully, it didn't take too long and the builder was able to get started.

The first work done on the lot started on Wednesday, May 28th when the basement was dug, and they formed up the footings, as shown in these pictures.

On Thursday, May 29th, the real action started happening. They started by putting up the forms for the concrete basement walls and then it was time for the concrete to arrive.  A friend of our lives across the street and sent me this photo!  It took five concrete trucks and a concrete pump truck to pour all of the concrete.

Here's a look at the forms full of concrete.

And the finished product.  We have basement walls!  The areas in black have been sprayed with a tar sealer so we won't have any moisture problems in the basement.

Coming soon...plumbing under the floor and concrete floors, once that's done there will be lots of changes when the framing begins!