Basement Progress - Cement Pour

The basement project has been in suspended animation this week - with thanks to Mother Nature - temperatures have not been working in our favor in terms of allowing the cement to be poured.  Will the Polar Vortex please Vortex elsewhere, por favor?

photo courtesy Carissa K

The "indoor" work that can be completed pre cement pour has been done - for example, the door-frame is in, and the steps have been reconstructed to accommodate:

Pouring the cement via the trough proved impossible - so the job has been completed via wheelbarrow:

Tough day for the guys - but very happy to have a basement floor!

Basement Progress

Late last week I posted Budget update, new steel beam, and recent On The Job photos - and although not instant gratification, pretty close.  In the photos below you'll see the awkward beams are gone - those remaining will be buried in the laundry room walls. The gravel has gone down, paving the way for cement laying and framing later this week.

Inserting those $$$ steel beams

The chunky space-taking "wall" at the bottom of the stairs has gone