Things are moving along with the house, not as fast as we hoped but with no real delays we are happy with the progress so far - I mean, really there is only one of me. Here is a view of the footings and stem wall ready to pour - looking towards the SW.
This view is from the "backyard" looking South towards Helena
Here is a view from the hill south of the house looking to the north - notice the sleeping giant mountain on the right hand side of the skyline. At this point you can see the house from I-15, not really the house but the Insulated Concrete Forms - white styrofoam pieces - for those non technical types who read the blog.
This is another view, looking west from where the garage will be, Here you can get a good view of the "fast foot" product which allow you to form footings without wide pieces of lumber (these normally keep concrete from seeping out the sides). The fast foot is a woven sheet of reinforced plastic material that you staple to the 2x4 footing boards acting a bag into which you pour the footing concrete. We are also using this product for the footings under the "ICF" stem wall (you can see it unattached) lying on the trench floor. You can also notice the 2 levels below, the "far level" or lower level is the shop/garage area and the higher level will be the basement portion of the house.
