An essential part of making these retaining walls strong and able to withstand the relatively frequent earthquakes is to give them a strong cage of rebar for the concrete that forms the footing of the walls. This blog is to show that initial rebar cage going into these first walls. The project has a total of SEVEN wall sections before it will be fully complete. And these walls form an INTEGRATED system of walls which add on living space to the house, create a level parking pad for several vehicles, and provide entry access to both the storage level (bodega) and the new front entry way with new front door..
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| Rebar cages started |
The entire rebar cage system is welded together so from these walls to the final ones a couple of months from now, all that rebar is welded as a single unit. Then surrounded by concrete. The block is then layed on top of these footings.
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| Rebar cages continuing |
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| View from existing driveway |
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| View heading uphill, steps in footing |
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| View of the buttress walls which add stability to the wall structure |
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