Shady Rest Progress

shade2u2 · Apr 5, 2002

Shady Rest has walls...

Here's some walls... /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Completion should be the end of June. Things are going along really well now. The 1st plumbing inspection was today & the basement floor should be poured on Monday. On Tuesday, the primary electric line will be buried.

njrqs · Apr 6, 2002

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Shade

the basement floor should be poured on Monday

Why don't they do this before the floor and walls go on??

I see why houses are so dear over there. That basement etc. is some major work. We just level the site, pour some very small edge beams (1'x1') and pour a 4" slab. Done !!!!

Cheers

shade2u2 · Apr 6, 2002

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Neil, Why don't they do this before the floor and walls go on??
The builder would have poured the basement floor 1st if the plumbing inspection of drains could have been completed sooner. Either way, he says that much of the concrete will have to be handled through the walkout basement doors. He doesn't want to loose a day in order to save 2 hours. The builder started framing while waiting for the inspector. This small contractor with 3 full time crew members, 2 of which are his sons, do all of the work (and they don't mess around) except excavation, concrete, and HVAC. The GC is a certified electrictian while his oldest son is a certified plumber.
I see why houses are so dear over there. That basement etc. is some major work
Our basement will be important living space /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif > family/rec room (15'X28'), utility room, bathroom, & storage room. There will be french doors out of the basement onto a patio overlooking the valley/revine to the north.

Thomas · Apr 6, 2002

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Looks like everything going well building your new home since you started.
Tomorrow we turn the clocks ahead which should help pounding nails in the evening...oooh do I remeber those days. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

RobS · Apr 6, 2002

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Wow, isn't it amazing how fast the framing goes! And how fun it is to begin visualizing the spaces you will eventually occupy. Thanks for the pics /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

tgello · Apr 6, 2002

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neil,some concrete guys like to pour the basement floor after the joists are on to keep the walls plumb ,if the concrete is still a little green. also the excavator likes the floor poured before they backfill the foundation so the bottom of the walls don't blow out. i've seen it happen. it ain't pretty......tgello

njrqs · Apr 6, 2002

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How do you get drainage out of the basement??

Pumps??

RonL · Apr 6, 2002

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Neil

Usually, a foundation is built in an area where the water table is normally below the cellar level. A perimeter drain is built around the outside of the footing. An interior drain system connected to a sump may be installed under the basement floor slab. Water that gets into the interior is pumped out by the sump pump. If the water table is high it also complicates the issue of building a septic system. An area with a high water table will not " perk '.

RonL

shade2u2 · Apr 7, 2002

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As suggested, the basement is located on a high point of the land above the water table with actually about 40" of poured wall above that in order to keep things high & dry. We will use fill dirt (like RobS) to build up to the garage floor level. There is a 4" perforated drainpipe outside the footer & 3" drains on the inside of the footers (under the floor) -both leading out away from the house. We put plastic sheeting down for the basement floor to be poured on to help keep water OUT (along with Radon). We have heard Pros & Cons about this practice. As said earlier, we are going to use some of the basement as finished living space, so keeping things dry is important.
Here's a picture of the basement.
The builder says that many pour the floor right away with poured walls but not ever with block & that backfill should never be done until the framing is in place to hold the walls.

njrqs · Apr 7, 2002

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OK I get the outside water drainage bit, but how do you get your sewer and grey water out of the basement?

I assume it drains to a sump and is then pumped out.

Going back to en earlier post, this basement arrangement is to get your footings below the frost line - Correct??

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