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\n\"Masonry<\/a><\/p>\n

Cornerstone<\/h2>\n

The cornerstone plays a vital role in V\u0101stu construction. It serves as a 3-dimensional reference point for the entire structure, including the final grading and V\u0101stu fence.<\/p>\n

\"Aerial<\/a>
Aerial View of Footing Forms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"View<\/a>
View from the Northeast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"View<\/a>
View from South<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Surveyor<\/a>
Surveyor Setup to Locate Cornerstone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Cornerstone<\/a>
Cornerstone Ready for Footing Concrete<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Foundation<\/h2>\n

The foundation footings were poured the afternoon of the cornerstone ceremony. My builder<\/a> then fine-tuned the drainage plane of the crawl space and worked with the surveyor to precisely locate pins to guide the masons.<\/p>\n

\"Aerial<\/a>
Aerial View after Heavy Rain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"View<\/a>
View from South<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"abstract<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Footing<\/a>
Footing Close Up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Silt<\/a>
Silt Left by the Rain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Preliminary<\/a>
Preliminary Crawlspace Drainage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Preparation<\/a>
Preparation for masonry work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Foundation<\/a>
Foundation Construction Guides<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Foundation Masonry<\/h2>\n

My builder<\/a> is proud to say this is by far the cleanest and most accurate foundation he’s ever done. That maybe hard to imagine since his prior work is excellent. But then he never before thought to erect construction guides. Such is the power of V\u0101stu to motivate the best possible craftsmanship.<\/p>\n

\"Foundation<\/a>
Foundation Aerial View<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Foundation<\/a>
Foundation from East<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Masonry<\/a>
Masonry Wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Crawl Space Preparation<\/h2>\n
\"Empty<\/a>
Empty Masonry Block Pallets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The surveyor<\/a> marked corners for the still plates and worked with Vernon<\/a> to set guides for the finished floor height on September 14. A sub-contractor then applied waterproofing to the masonry wall in preparation for rough grading.<\/p>\n

\"Finished<\/a>
Finished Floor Height Guides<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Foundation<\/a>
Foundation Waterproofing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Crawlspace<\/a>
Crawlspace Entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Crawlspace<\/a>
Crawlspace drainage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Aerial<\/a>
Aerial View September 17<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sealed<\/a>
Sealed Crawlspace Ready for Framing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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