Each brother set aside a portion of their inheritance for the construction of the house. William, the first brother decided that to begin he would need to know what kind of conditions the house needed to endure, so he contacted an engineer who was familiar with the area, and they drafted a plan. Benjamin on the other hand was eager to begin his project, so he drafted his own set of plans.
Each of the brothers then began constructing the house by digging down to form the footings. When they dug down they discovered that the soil was clay. So William, the first brother decided that his footing might need extra support and choose to dig a little deeper, and requested a load of gravel to place beneath his footing. Benjamin on the other hand decided that the ground was firm enough. Besides, he would rather spend more of his budget elsewhere.
Soon the time came to form the footings. William decided to pour his footings a little bit thicker, and to add some extra reinforcement. Benjamin on the other hand decided that his footing was already plenty strong. Besides, this concrete is expensive. In fact Benjamin even mixed a little bit of dirt into his concrete mix, so that he would not have to buy so much concrete. After all, he told himself, you can hardly even tell, it won't make any difference.
Next the brothers began to form up their foundations. William ordered a special concrete mix that was stronger than regular concrete, and added extra rebar in areas that might need more strength, such as around the windows and doors. Benjamin however, still wanted to save his money for other parts of the building later. So he orders the regular concrete mix, and tries to cut corners wherever he can to save money.
Soon the foundations had been completed
And the house was ready for the phase of construction.
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