The Vermont House has a foundation.

Yesterday, the concrete was poured around the posts. Today the posts were cut level with a chain saw. The team them leveled the dirt under the house using rakes and shovels.

One of the contractors cuts the posts to accept the long beams. I suggested that they carve religious art in the posts, but no, not even a bear.

In this picture the posts have been cut off level using a laser level and a chain saw. The long beams are then put in place. Joists then run between these beams and the deck goes on top of this structure.

Team members add the joists that run between the long beams. Laurie cut them all to length and the youth carried them to the workers who hung them.

Charlie stands in front of the finished product. Tomorrow we will begin adding decking to these floor joists. Monday we will begin raising the walls on this deck.