First up, let's jump back to the end of May for the basement floor. It had been just wet sand since they tore up the old concrete earlier in the year, but now that the foundation was finished and the sewer and water pipes were in place they could pour the new floor.
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| Our basement in May 2011: wet sand and the occasional pit |
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| The old furnace and soon-to-be-destroyed back wall of the basement |
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| On May 24 they removed the old back basement wall to open it up to the new area in the back of the house under the kitchen. This is standing near the bottom of the stairs looking back towards the future basement back door. |
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| Standing in the back of the basement looking towards the front |
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| Another front to back view of the basement |
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| On May 25, they cleared everything off of the floor, laid down drainage, and smoothed out the sand |
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| Ready for cement |
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| On June 1, they poured the new floor for the top (older) part of the basement |
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| Solid, level and crack-free |
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| Some light is coming in from a hole on the south wall that will eventually become a proper window |
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