In this photo you can see the foundation. The concrete runs around the perimeter of the home, as well as across the home. The concrete strips that runs accross the home are called footers, which support the piers. We only use steel-reinforced concrete. In the photo you can see the edges of the 6 mil plastic which is placed underneath 2 inches of pea gravel to create a vapor barrier between the earth and your home. The anchors (which you can see in the foreground) used to tie the home down are placed into the concrete. The concrete footers are poured based on a diagram provided by the builder that is unique to each home -- this is critical to ensure that the piers can support the home properly.

Here the foundation walls have been completed. Notice that a 2 X 6 treated lumber sill plate has been bolted to the top of the foundation wall. These walls are load bearing, and the frame of the house will rest on the sill plate. At this point, a 4 inch perimeter drain has also been placed around the foundation to channel water away from the foundation.

Here the roll-over system is being put into place.

The roll-over system is now completely in place, and the blocks that will eventually be used to construct the load bearing piers are being placed into the crawlspace. The jack that you see next to the house is 1 of 4 jacks used to raise and lower the home.

Rollers have been placed both on the roll-over equipment and the home so that the crew can move the home in any direction. The home has been raised with the jacks and is ready to roll!

The home is being rolled carefully over the foundation.

The crew continues to roll the home. The two men standing inside the foundation are pulling the home with winches.

When the home gets close to the end, the men have to crank the winch from outside the foundation.

The back half of the home has been lowered onto the sill plate, and the front half of the home is being rolled over the foundation.

The crew continues to pull the front of the home over the foundation.

The front half gets closer to the back half.

The front of the home has been lowered onto the sill plate. Now the crew enters the crawl space and attaches the two sections. The crew then builds the supporting piers on the footers based on the builders exact specifications, leveling the home as they go. The home is attached to the sill plate and anchored to the concrete footers. These steps are critical and, because all this is taking place underneath the home, is often a place where others cut corners. Footers might be poured and piers built in the wrong places, and the home might not be attached together to specification. What happens underneath your home is critical to your future satisfaction! Homes Express has detailed specifications for all aspects of the set-up and, along with checklists and inspections, our crew is paid a bonus if they do the job perfectly the first time!

Once the home is structurally completed, the interior trim is installed, adjustments are made where necessary, utilities are connected and checked, guttering and air conditioning is installed, and the home is ready for the customer's walk-through. All extra block and construction debris is removed from the crawlspace. We treat your home as if it were ours! Welcome home!