Basement Slab Poured

Friday our builder called to say that the basement floor was poured. Further, he was fairly convinced that they had beaten the winter weather. They should be able to proceed with the house even if the weather turns nasty. If it gets super cold, it may mean a delay of a few days. But we have enough done now that we don't have to worry about being delayed until spring.

When we arrived after Mass on Sunday, we found the makeshift door blowing in the wind. We had a lot of rain Saturday night accompanied by a lot of wind. The tarps were not covering all of the 'roof' (actually the main floor underlayment). Water covers about half of the floor. It was dripping from above.

Wet basement floor.

Power float used to smooth the concrete.

We were expecting the slab to be poured on Tuesday and the backfilling to be done the next day. Since the slab was not poured until Friday, the backfilling is still not done. With the holidays this week, it may not get done until January. The good news is that the excavator is still on site.

Excavator still on site.

With all of the snow melting and the rain, there was a lot of water inside the basement. They put it to good use digging a trench for the water to drain from the basement. We have our own mini Erie Canal (kinda reminds me of trenching around tents when we are camping).

Trench to drain basement.

I wanted to see how much of the main floor was exposed when the wind blew the tarps.

Checking the tarps.

It looks like only a quarter of the floor area is exposed to the weather.

Tarps blowing.