Due to scheduling conflicts nothing happened for 3 weeks after the excavators were finished and before the concrete crews came. But November 11, St. Louis Concrete from Lena, WI took over constructing the foundation and basement walls. We had an early start to winter with a good 3 inches of snow November 11. This has only continued and as of this writing, Dec 18, there about 18" on the ground and it's not even Christmas!

St. Louis Conrete from Lena, WI was the contractor. I was every impressed at how hard they worked, even in cold conditions. They were easy to talk to and I thought they have done an outstanding job so far.

Setting forms for footingsCovered the forms so no snow could get in. Laid drainage piping around edge.The small area shown here is under the porch (road facing) and will be for cold storage / wine cellarNovember 12, concrete arrives - it's 16 chilly degrees.

The Putzmeister Telebelt TB110 concrete conveyor was an absolutly awesome piece of machinery. I understand that concrete companies have these conveyors and then rent them out, but my contractor had his own. The telescoping arm can reach out 106 feet. Looking on the internet, the USED ones go for about $400,000.

Conveyor all folded up ready to roll down the highwayConveyor unfolded. Part closest is where concrete or crushed rock goes in.Concrete going into first part of conveyorFirst conveyor drops concrete into the movable boom conveyorConcrete then moves down the boom to where it is supposed to go.Pouring Footings. Guy in yellow has remote control of the conveyor boom and moves it for the guy holding the tube where the concrete comes out.More footingsAll footings covered with thermal blankets