Crappy work

"Crappy" as in sewer lines, that is. As you can see from the first photo, sewer lines are now installed at the future Wimberley house. The concrete foundation will be poured in eight days!

I'm sure that John Crapper would be thrilled to know he is a legend. Check out John at this site: http://archives.thedaily.washington.edu/1999/022599/F2.FACTOID.html

The perimeter grade beams are 5' deep on the downhill side of the slab due to the sloping site. This photo shows how the interior formwork is simply stacked sandbags. That way there are no wood forms to be removed on the interior side, enabling the beams and the slab to be poured at one time. Plywood will be added to the wood formwork on the exterior side before concrete arrives.

I was amused to see that the sandbags are actually excess US Government bags, which say "Sorghum... US aid from the American people." I think it would be just swell if the American people were helping me with the house construction cost. Instead, I'll be GIVING money to government entities for the priviledge of building the house, through sales, payroll, and property taxes. Oh well, maybe my contibutions will help fill some future sorghum bags with actual sorghum one day...