There is a two-story modern home going up in the Thistle Creek development that is using a noteworthy system for constructing a foundation. Called a "superior wall foundation," it is shipped in pre-engineered panels that are lowered into place. According to General Contractor Doug Eastman, the panels consist of insulation, steel and very dry concrete. The fact that the concrete is made with only 6% water makes it waterproof, he said.
"The panels are straight and flat," said Eastman in an on-site interview last week. "That makes putting up the rest of the house easier."
The rest of the house will have extra insulation, a thickly insulated white membrane roof to reflect heat, and triple pane windows.
According to local architect Ted Donnell, who uses superior wall foundations in all the homes he designs, a big plus is that it is completed in in just one day, whereas poured foundations require a week to ten days.
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