Basement floor

This week the HVAC and electrician guys were doing their thing. Now most of the ducting has been installed for the heating/cooling system and it fits nicely between the upstairs floor and the removable downstairs ceiling boards that can be removed at any time.

I spent most of of Tues & Weds preparing the basement floor ready for the concrete to be poured. First of all the gravel needed to be leveled using a shovel and a rake. Then a plastic sheet was put down and all the seams taped to form a vapour barrier. Finally, I put down 2" styrofoam board to insulate the floor. The board had to be cut to size to fit around all the posts and pipes, and I was working until 10.30pm finishing the job. I was back at the house by 6.30am to cut a hole in the upstairs sub-floor to pour the concrete through. This saved us $500-600 as we didn't have to rent a pump to bring the concrete around to the back of the house.

Once the basement floor had been poured, and an hour had passed, the concrete guys polished the surface using a machine that looked like an upside down helicopter to provide a smooth finish.