40th day of build. The window well extentions were added and the backfill is done. Also, the trenches for the septic system and leach field were dug. Progress!
Month: July 2017
37th day of build. So close!
36th day of build. The (white) window wells are in, and the backfill is almost done. Because the basement walls are nine feet high, extentions will need to be added to the wells before the final grading. Why didn't we just put the windows higher up, you ask? Egress, my friend. Windows have to be … Continue reading Backfill, Day 2
35th day of build. (5 weeks)(a few days over a month) They backfilled to just below the windows. While we were checking everything out, we noticed the window wells they planned to install. I have never seen this style of printed stone on the inside, but it looked so tacky to us, so we asked … Continue reading Backfill, Day 1 (and “Interesting” Window Wells)
28th day of build. (4 weeks) The foundation walls in the basement are sealed on the outside before the hole is backfilled. We weren't there when this happened, but the black tar sure made some interesting photos after it had cooled for a day.
Let's not confuse hanging joists with hanging chads. We're talking basement construction here, not politics or voting snafus. A traditional basement sets the floor joists on top the foundation walls, like this: Contractors/framers can do this in their sleep. The floor joists sit right on top the walls so the load is easily transferred … Continue reading Hanging Floor Joists
23rd day of build. The walls came up and the forms came down. Now for curing.
22nd day of build. It was windy, wet, and thundery, but they poured the basement walls today (Thursday) nonetheless.
21st day of build. (3 weeks) The forms were scheduled to be set Friday, but the concrete sub had a cancellation and bumped us up to today (Wednesday). Yay! On Thursday they'll finish up the forms, get a county inspection, and start pouring in the afternoon. Our builder tells us that after that the concrete … Continue reading Setting Forms
L.M. and I are not designers. We have a good idea of what we like, but we have no design experience beyond our own dwelling spaces. This means that our new home will definitely have design flaws, but the cost to use a design-build kind of person would have put us beyond our budget. Had … Continue reading Our Fenestration Education, or: How Window Design Affected Costs
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