Yesterday the concrete crew finished installing all the forms for the back foundation wall and the curb under the front porch, which includes a 4' deep pier for the front of the house. They also dug out two more sections under the back wall to underpin with a new foundation. 
They also installed the well for the sump pump and foam insulation under the gravel that you can see in the photos.
Today the Village came to inspect the work so that the cement could be poured this afternoon. No such luck on the pour!
Around 11 am we had an intense mirco-burst thunderstorm that dumped 3" of rain in 45 minutes. It as so small that it didn't show on radar and covered perhaps a mile square. The neighbors say the streets ran like rivers and yards were completely flooded. Lots of downed limbs and a few trees. A silver maple crushed a car across the street from us.
Someone, i'm guessing Drew our general contactor, came an installed the sump pump. It has been running off an on since we got home some 5 hours ago. I can only imagine how much water was in the hole that is our new basement area.
Hopefully they can pour the foundations tomorrow.
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