Building our retirement home

[KiotiKowboy]

The safe/media room is approximately 16x14, with an additional attached bath. The cap for this area was 3 1/2" thick. They built a series of walls on the underside, put on decking, vapor barrier and rebar. I positioned 3 forms for the AC vents and 2 pvc inserts for electrical.

The underside photo was taken before the supports were fully in place. It would have been difficult to even slip between the studs by the time they finished.

 

[EddieWalker]

Is the wood framing on the ceiling still there?

 

[KiotiKowboy]

All the framing has been removed.

The walls were poured with a lip, so the cap sits on the surrounding lip and and is reinforced.

 

[farmer2009]

How's the cap attached to the walls? Or does it just sit on the lips.

 

[KiotiKowboy]

How's the cap attached to the walls? Or does it just sit on the lips.

It sits on the lips but, of course, the rebar goes edge to edge.

 

[farmer2009]

It sits on the lips but, of course, the rebar goes edge to edge.

So it just sits there? That would worry me. If those wall ever shift or spring. It could be bad.

Now if the rebar came up out of the wall and was bent over to tie the two together that would be ideal. Plus the lip.

 

[efam3300]

Did you allow for outside air exchange in the safe room, if so how?

 

[KiotiKowboy]

So it just sits there? That would worry me. If those wall ever shift or spring. It could be bad.

Now if the rebar came up out of the wall and was bent over to tie the two together that would be ideal. Plus the lip.

OK ..... You thumped me in the head and made me take a look back. I posted a pic, I think it's post 114, that shows the wall rebar. Obviously, it was planned to provide rebar extending into the sides of the cap. So, we'll just overlook my mental impairment and assume I answered correctly in the first place

 

[KiotiKowboy]

Did you allow for outside air exchange in the safe room, if so how?

Yes, although it may technically degrade the term "safe room", it is vented to the house A/C. You can see the vents in post 153, although the wood forms had not yet been removed.

 

[farmer2009]

OK ..... You thumped me in the head and made me take a look back. I posted a pic, I think it's post 114, that shows the wall rebar. Obviously, it was planned to provide rebar extending into the sides of the cap. So, we'll just overlook my mental impairment and assume I answered correctly in the first place

Now I remember looking at those pictures. But I've slept since then. .