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Concern about new poured foundation in the rain ..

9 years ago

We are putting on a small ~100 square foot addition to our home here in the San Franciso Bay Area. While there was some dry weather about 4-5 weeks ago, our contractor dug and poured the foundation. He did this knowing that our rainy season would begin and that it might be several weeks before he can go vertical with the structure. We were hoping that work would begin next week, but we have had quite a bit of rain already and it looks like it will be raining for a few more weeks.

I have a few questions.

Does anybody think the existing foundation, which does not have any real drainage (french drains, etc) poses some unusual risk of damage or settling due to the rain?

How much dry days should I be looking for to find an opportunity for them to build the subfloor, walls, roof, etc? Meaning, I suppose this work will take 5-7 days or so ... but can it be okay if some of that period it carried out while it rains?

Thanks,

Tim

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