Clik here to view.
Back Yard Cleanup and Ramp
Starting to fill Following our back porch and garage demo, Sarah cleared a path in the back yard and last Friday the dumpster was delivered for all the debris. Unfortunately, even with careful loading...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Basement Dig Out – Part 1
Loading dumpster It’s time to start digging out the basement! We got the first heavy debris dumpster in and last week I took out the concrete back steps leading out of the basement with a sledge and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Basement Dig Out – Part 2
Ramp to basement I’ve got this great new workout you should try; it’s called “pushing wheelbarrows full of clay up a steep ramp”. In the last two weeks we’ve filled two 10-yard heavy debris dumpsters,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Basement Dig Out – Part 3
Sarah using the digger I’ll be honest; I’m not sure how many “parts” to the dig out there are, but this is Part 3. It kind of feels like it’ll go on forever. We filled our fifth heavy debris dumpster...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Basement Dig Out – Part Forever
My last basement dig out post was June 3rd. With the dumpsters and excavator gone we stalled out and decided just to hire the rest out. The concrete contractors we talked to gave us some very...
View ArticleBasement Updates
I haven’t posted in a while because I’ve been trying to complete something before making a post about it, but I haven’t finished anything other than leveling the subsoil, which I already made a post...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Basement Retaining Wall and Footing Curb
We’re still waiting on our plumbers to do the re-lining of the sewer and the new water supply line. They in turn are waiting on approval from the City, which is being difficult. Apparently the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Basement Floor Prep – Stone and Insulation
Mario, our concrete mason, came out on Saturday and put down the stone that makes up the bottom layer of our new basement floor. I had hoped that he would also install the layer of rigid foam...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Basement Floor Prep – Plastic, Mesh, and PEX
As planned, Mario (our concrete mason) came out on Monday of last week and put in the plastic vapor barrier and the wire mesh on top of the foam insulation. Over the weekend I installed “J” bolts...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Basement Floor Pour
We have a basement floor! Mario and his crew came out early yesterday morning and by 8:30 the concrete truck had arrived. In no time they’d poured the entire pad and screeded (leveled it out).At that...
View Article
