The big story moving forward is going to be the weather. As of right now we MIGHT get a day next week when it's either not too cold or not raining that will enable us to pour. Otherwise, we have to wait until after the holiday.
Anyways, here are today's photos, taken with a flash because I arrived at the site after dark. Ignore the apparent waviness in the photos of the slab- it is just the wire mesh, which is not very rigid. The foam board is sitting on a flat compacted bed of gravel.
Taken from the top of the stairwell landing, looking down:
Semi-closeup showing the wire mesh, insulation board, vapor barrier, and gravel:
They did a good job cutting the foam board to fit around the pipe openings:
Stairwell formwork/rebar detail
Excellent...and so exciting! Like you say...really getting close to becoming a basement. Hope you can squeeze in a couple days next week for the pour.
ReplyDeleteSeeing the stair forms...don't quite understand how the pour works...that what gets laid in doesn't spill out the bottom as the concrete moves up slope. I understand it will probably be a very stiff mix so it doesn't spill out, but still, that seems like a lot of weight/mass to not force it out the bottom..
ReplyDeleteYea, I don't really know how it works either but we will know soon enough!
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