The foundation was put in by Marino Nelson, which is the guy everybody in town says to use if you have a foundation with any angles in it. My foundation had a total of 30 corners with only 14 of them being 90’s. The Marino Nelson guys came in and built their forms, but it took a little longer than everyone figured because it got really cold for a couple of days while they were trying to get it done. They ended up having to put chemicals in the concrete and puting blanks over the foundation to make sure it set up right.

I’ll tell you what, after they poured the foundation, the footprint of the house was so small it looked like I would have a hard time getting one bed and maybe a table into it. The contractors wandering around the site laughed at me and said that it was massive and you could never tell until the walls are up and the sheetrock is on. Until then, all houses look like dog houses. LOL

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After talking at the site prep guys, and getting my bids, I decided to use Zaco. I like Kenny Ziegele, who owns Zaco Construction, and he does a good job. He is also one of those guys who will stand behind his work and give just a little bit more than necessary to get the job done right.

He came out and looked at the plans, shot the property with his laser level, and then started digging. His dad was running the backhoe and did a good job leveling the property and getting it ready for the foundation guys. Overall they did a good job and I’m happy with their work.

If you want to contact Kenny at Zaco to get a bid for prep or concrete work, visit his web page above or call him at (509) 529-7515.

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Since I have all the bids for the house, which took me a full three months to get, I’m just going to move right into the site prep and foundation stages.

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