The portion of missing dirt (between the sidewalk shoring and the concrete foundation) was finally back filled (with clean dirt). Here, a tampering device is used the compact the soil every 18" as its dumped. The reason for compacting is to minimize any soil erosion (over time) below the sidewalk (new sidewalks will eventually be poured). Minimal erosion = minimal cavities = minimal sidewalk cracks
The entry level joists (3 x 10 every 12" O.C) were installed and a layer of concrete bricks served as the fire protection and securing them in place
Now on to the exterior walls
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