After all of the prep work was done, it was finally the day to pour the basement walls. The first truck showed up and the pour began.
The concrete truck hooks up to the pump truck and pumps the concrete into the walls. There are a couple of guys who guide the arm all around the walls.
Then there are a few guys on the ground in the basement making sure the walls
get completely filled. There was only 1 major blowout, which means the wall broke open and the concrete came pouring out.
But we patched that up quickly and finished the rest of the walls without any issues. As the walls were being filled, Dan had to go around and make sure they were all plumb.
If they weren’t, Daniel would tighten, or loosen, the turnbuckle supporting the wall. By the end of the day, we had solid and level basement walls.
The day after the walls were poured, it snowed 4 inches. So we had to wait until
it all melted before we could get back in there to work. Once the snow was melted, we removed the strapping and stacked it neatly in the backyard to be used for the 1st floor. Then we removed all of the scaffolding and bracing system
and saved that for the 1st floor, also.
The next step was to apply the waterproofing all around the outside perimeter of the house. These are like giant pieces of very sticky tape. They will help keep any moisture out of the basement in the future.
We almost finished this task when we got another 8 inches of snow on the first day of spring. This winter has been
crazy, we are hoping spring weather comes soon. But while we were waiting for the snow to melt so we could get back to work, we hit the slopes!
After all of the snow melted, we started to prep the basement floor for concrete.
We covered the floor with sheets of plastic to keep moisture out. Then we laid
down sheets of foam and the pipes for the heated floor in Dans workshop.
Then the concrete guys came and poured the floor.
Finally, the basement pour was finished.
