Day 2: Came back to strip the footing forms. They built forms for the middle wall. Then poured that same wall. And they started to build the forms for the walls
Foundation Day 1 – Footings
Today my concrete guys started building the foundation. They are doing the perimeter today and then pouring the middle wall probably tomorrow. 36 x 36 feet square. Here are some sketchs I did in Google Sketch-up to illustrate what it
Concrete Foundation Decisions
The Foundation. This is the thing that holds the building up. It needs to not move preferably. Not in winter because of frost, or summer due to rain. We were going to pour it our selves. Ourselves meaning my buddy
Sand Thermal Mass Radiant Floor
Next step! Fill it in with sand.
New Sleepers for Sand Thermal Mass Radiant Floor
So after nailing all those sleepers down, I found out almost instantly that they were not holding.
Install Styrofoam over concrete for radiant heated floors
I decided that more than anything I wanted warm floors. I wanted my heat to come from everywhere instead of one duct, or one radiator. I have allergies to dust, so forced air was out of the question. Running baseboards
Replace a Single Door with A Double French Door
Once there was a single door. Then after lots of cutting and ripping and building there was a beautiful french door.
Install plumbing into concrete slab for toilet, sink and shower
In order to install a bathroom on a first floor or basement with a slab, one must cut into the concrete. This was basically the very first project I did at the new house. It was most definitely daunting to