I am sure this was not a fun week for the builders but i am pretty happy to see wood arriving. You might recall that because we moved the load bearing wall in the basement we need to sister up and extend the flooring joists on the west side of the basement so that they extend to the new wall. This finally happened. You might also remember that my father and I glued … [Read more...] about Week 97: Sistering Joists
What have we been up to
We will try and document what gets done every week. It won't always be exciting or glamorous.
Week 96: Backfill
Drains wrapped up early in the week and we passed inspection so were able to start on the backfill. This made an amazing difference to the feel of the place as we can now walk around it much more easily. The house is no longer sitting in a big hole and, at least from the outside, the foundation walls don't seem as tall. The machines were back levelling everything out … [Read more...] about Week 96: Backfill
Week 95: Perimeter Drains
The damp proofing got inspected so now we are starting on the perimeter drains. It started with bringing in a bunch of gravel and now all the pipes are getting bedded in. This all has to be properly sloped towards the front and is much more complex than just gluing up a bunch of pipes. I stopped by a few times and the guys were hauling buckets of gravel to position … [Read more...] about Week 95: Perimeter Drains
Week 94: Damp Proofing
Now that the foundation is done and the forms are off, it really feels like we have hit a turning point. We have a foundation and have a real sense of the space. Up until this point it really has just all felt like preparation for the actual building. We are now putting things back together. Even the forming was being built only to be stripped off once the pour was … [Read more...] about Week 94: Damp Proofing
Week 93: Pour 2
Not much going on this week. The kids headed back to Montreal and Sarah is still coughing and tired. We have had a really busy year and their visit was the last big event. Forming wrapped up early in the week and the concrete arrived Friday. The crew had issues with the pump and had to wait for a part so they got started late and worked past sundown. I have a few … [Read more...] about Week 93: Pour 2