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Old 06-17-2008, 07:11 PM   #1
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This is a rancher that I recently completed. The homeowner will be living with her mother who is in her 80's and in a wheelchair. I have no idea how she is going to get into the house and I hope that she doesn't send her mother for the mail. We couldn't get it into the ground any deeper b/c it was too hard to dig without getting a hammer.

BTW, all grading was done with the excavator.
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What is planned to hide the foundation?
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nice job rino,
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What is planned to hide the foundation?
Nothing I guess. You see Tyvek around the garage door and to the left of that is a man door. That was framed with wood and will get cultured stone.
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Not much more you could have done with that lot.

If you set the foundation any deeper, you would have one heck of a slope in the back, probably would have had to clear the wooded area another 20 feet to make the slope workable.

Maybe they just leave "granny" in the garage?
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go calling on them after the first 8" rain.
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Nice work rino!
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So where are the front and rear porches and steps?
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So where are the front and rear porches and steps?

House isn't done yet. I just installed the utilities and graded it up.
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