Getting the floor ready for pouring

: Set laser level semi level enough so the self leveling works and at the rough height required.

: Switch on and turn around and be amazed… oh…I still have a bit of digging to do. Sigh!

: Ready for boxing

Basement floor ready to pour

: All leveled and ready for concrete. Still a pity I can’t really do anything about them piles… YET. ($$$) not enough of it. However once the floor is in I am not sure what I am going to do as I won’t know my own shop… lol

: small trench dug… filled with stones to drain an excess rain water that does get in.

: small trench dug… filled with stones to drain an excess rain water that does get in.

Basement Floor – Ramps

Those of you that know the layout of the land around our place know that access out the back and in to the basement is limited… and with a wheel barrow fill of concrete well lets say difficult so ramps need to be made.

: Ramp down front stairs

: Nice level ramp into the basement.

Basement Pour and Framing

: paint the ole coal range support and now new fire…

: Where did all that wood come from… sob… where is my new space gone… 🙁

: This was empty the other day…

: GE DIGITAL CAMERA

: GE DIGITAL CAMERA

: primer coat (Click image to see what it use to look like)

: Free marine ply from the neighbour… free is good…

: Round drain pipe had to make the hole bigger than I wanted else I couldn’t get the sheet in due to the angle of pipe etc 🙁 nothing that can not be covered or blocked later on.

: Framed evenly to fit.

: Under window, notice the dwang position.

: Frame to piles and make even… Nothing structural required.

: Oh the wood came from there, the next part to do…

: Anyway the next pour is that lower deck patio. Then ready to build lower deck.

: Not exactly 100% how we are going to do the next bit. As we have to probably put in a small retaining wall… but it will be a small step up due to the pile depths etc … but will keep you all informed.