The beginning of our South end walk out excavation.
Shaping the earth
Swinging the swale down the slope
Susan stands where the water will flow AWAY from the house. Digging starts at the South end where we need to let the sun into the lower level, then it swings towards the field on the West.
Raining on our parade
L. to R., Dennis Wedlick, Brian Marsh of DWA, Susan Guthridge – Gould client, Bill Stratton GC, Ted Bombola excavator, Alan Barlis of DWA.
Dennis and Susan planning the swale
Site visit by Dennis Wedlick Architect
Tamped stone
Applying Rub-R-Wall foundation waterproofing
Installing the radon vent
The radon vent runs inside the footing. Then it dives under the footing and pops up some distance from the house in the grassy swale. Most radon vents shoot up through the roof — but not in a Passive House, where “don’t pierce the shell” is a golden rule.
One day later the forms are removed
