Basement work

We contracted this work out, and unfortunately I really don't have any good before pics. But there are some good during pics. Good enough anyway to get a feeling for how anxious we were when the concrete was poured. Anyway onto the pics:

Stairs leading to basement are removed, you can see what the walls looked like on the left here:


First they constructed a footing, then they built up forms on this footing. Here's what the forms looked like:
Before the concrete arrived, the forms were reinforced:

Forms reinforced, here comes several tons of concrete (we even needed a second truck):
Forms removed, here's what it looks like now, a much more stable foundation: