The builder was constructing the footing for my new house last Friday afternoon. In the middle, because of the huge rain pour, they stopped in half way. So, next Monday, they will come back to finish another half. I read many posts online and some of them pointed out that the concrete work should be finished in one time. Once the concrete dry, it is not right just put another layer on that. Is that true? what should I do to correct this act? I just feel hopeless as the builder won't listen to us.

I have an 1894 Victorian in Los Angeles. A lot of the house is redwood. The crawl space has about 2' clearance, and my house is on a concrete perimeter foundation. The foundation is not original to the house, although the foundation is old, lots of rock in the concrete. Anyway, the house has stood for 120 years, so I feel it is solid. However, I feel extra supports would not hurt. - The house footprint is approximately 30x35' - My floor joists are dimensional 2x4s - The joists are a continuous span (35' east to west) - The joists are roughly spaced every 30 to 36" - There are 2x4s laid horizontally atop piers with posts (most of the posts are 2x4s vertically); these support the floor joists. There are approximately 5 such arrangements of this, they are piecemeal - not a continuous 30') I was thinking of slinging 4x8s (maybe 4x6?) under the house, atop 4x4 posts on pre-cast foundation blocks. These would go in between some of the existing pier and post arrangements, particularly towards the foundation framing. I was thinking of strapping all of this stuff in too, none of the foundation has those Simpson ties, and it is not bolted (although bolting and shear walls are also on the agenda). [U]Any chance my attempt to do more good could cause more harm?[/U] Also, interestingly, the attic joists are 2x4s and they are perfectly on 16". I guess they figured they needed that for the weight of the lath and plaster? However, they do span 17' without support. Attic is huge too, with redwood porch boards, I think it may have been lived in when built last century.