Framing & Septic System

Framing continued for the past couple of weeks with good results.  Excavation for the septic system started and so did the surprises.  The high ground water is likely to cause the tanks to float so lock blocks were brought in to anchor the two stage septic tank.

Retaining walls and Framing

The retaining walls were completed across the weekend and framing was also started.

Drainage and Basement slab

The crew has been working flat out this week, all perimeter drains were installed for the weeping tile, rain water leaders.  The gravel was placed on top of the weeping tile and inside the foundation.  The Plumbing crews installed the underground plumbing and and radon gas venting system.  Inspections by the City of Kelowna, Horizon Geotechnical and by the Engineering department at AccuTruss were critical this week, a special thanks to the understanding of everyone involved.
Our crew installed the slab seal and the 3" of rigid foam insulation, Scott Plumbing was right on schedule installing all of the hot water loops for floor heating so we made our Friday afternoon pour.

Permits and footings & walls

Although the permitting process was started early on we hit a couple of snags with environmental approvals and and water quality issues, resolution of these items contributed to a 2 day delay in the construction process.  The Building Permit was issued on March 7 2016, footings were inspected and poured on March 8.  The forms for the walls and all reinforcing steel was installed, inspected and poured on March 11.  Damp proofing was done on the weekend, overall we earned back about 3 days in the construction process.