Saturday, June 12, 2010

Foundation Sealed and Basement Backfilled

What started out as a project Chris and I were going accomplish, quickly became a project for someone stronger! All of the exterior walls of the house (besides the garage walls), needed to be sealed to prevent water from leaking in any small cracks. First, all the large nails that were used to hold up the cement forms needed to be removed. The hammer and pliers we were sent to the jobsite with did not do the trick! Thankfully, dad recruited my (second?) cousin Neil and a sledge hammer to come and do the job. In the end, I heard it took over 4 hours just to get the nails removed!!
He also applied a very sticky and messy sealant!

Our 60 yards of recycled concrete got filled into the basement - it wasn't enough, so more will be added this week! Some plumbing will go in and then the cement floor slab will go on top.


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