One day we are delayed several days as a result of process oriented hiccups. The next day: we jump ahead of that "delay" unexpectedly. Yesterday at lunch I stopped home to check on the progress of the water line and when the city was coming out. Jen had mentioned to me on the phone earlier there had been a cement truck out back. I knew they were going to pour the stairs and the piers for the deck no matter what, but when I arrived home......
The whole floor was poured. Done. Just like that. It was very odd. I was caught completely off guard as it was the last thing I expected to see knowing the water inspection had to happen and the water supply line needed to be inserted in order for this to be done. Apparently the city got out there early, and everything was done at the same time. Pretty great surprise if you ask me. Once I was able to confirm what was going on and that we were in fact OK, it was a nice feeling.
As you can see from the picture above, its one solid surface. The cardboard item on the left side is the drain tile basin where the sump pump will do its work, and all of the other drains and stacks are above. My favorite part of all of this is the 7-11 cup that is blocking the floor drain in the mechanical room from being filled with cement. Who needs high tech when you have a Sev right around the corner??
As I mentioned above, the stairs were also poured yesterday along with the basement. This is such a nice change of pace from the previous stairs that were there. Not only are these wider, but they are smooth, straight, and they have a legit floor drain at the bottom that should help us keep from having pooling water at the bottom of the stairs when we get our Chicago deluge's.
What's not pictured here is the coil of radiant tubing that is sitting just out of camera range waiting to be stored under the deck for now.
Here is a closeup of the "tap" they did on the city water main. As you can see everything is copper. Instead of having a 3/4" in diameter water supply line to the house (as we have now at our current house) we will double that and have 1 1/2" supply line. The thought of doing two plumbing related things at once in the house is enough to make me want to move in right now.
Just a shot of the house as it is now. Looking at this picture compared to the one just one day before its crazy to think how much was done in just 24hrs. While it was really only one thing that was taken care of, the trench was dug, supply line laid, and filled back in in the span of two days. Pretty impressive if you ask me. There is still a massive trench in the street that is going to have to be filled back in, but that will be done today and the street will be back to its former self.
Today there wont be much work going on as we are going to let the basement cure over the weekend to ensure its ready for the pounding its going to take on Monday when HVAC, Carpenter, and plumber are all working away in there.
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