This is Freda standing in the future kitchen eat-in area. I only really have basement floors to compare this to, but I have to say the floor is impeccably finished. Charles says there are some "
highs and lows", but I have to say that it sure looks to me like the floor finishing crew really did an awesome job! (This will make it easier when the finish flooring guy comes to do his bit.) On top of it all, it was quite hot and humid yesterday, so it must have been quite unpleasant. On the other hand, it rained yesterday (quite heavily at the start -- the wind and rain were ripping leaves off trees!) which would help keep the concrete damp so it doesn't cure too quickly (and then crack!).
This photo shows the window bucks that the crew put together in preparation for the walls on the main level. There's a lot of wood in them thar bucks (all 2x12 except at the base), which means they are heavy... This photo also shows the concrete floor deck and the Canam-Hambro joists that are holding it all up.
This is Freda standing in the future kitchen eat-in area. I only really have basement floors to compare this to, but I have to say the floor is impeccably finished. Charles says there are some "highs and lows", but I have to say that it sure looks to me like the floor finishing crew really did an awesome job! (This will make it easier when the finish flooring guy comes to do his bit.) On top of it all, it was quite hot and humid yesterday, so it must have been quite unpleasant. On the other hand, it rained yesterday (quite heavily at the start -- the wind and rain were ripping leaves off trees!) which would help keep the concrete damp so it doesn't cure too quickly (and then crack!).
This photo shows the window bucks that the crew put together in preparation for the walls on the main level. There's a lot of wood in them thar bucks (all 2x12 except at the base), which means they are heavy... This photo also shows the concrete floor deck and the Canam-Hambro joists that are holding it all up.
2 comments:
It looks as though you have concrete sleeves in the photo with Freda. Those are for plumbing? What did you do for HVAC ducts? I also have a couple quesitons about the pour itself and how the concrete crew managed to get the wire mesh in the middle of the slab yet still walk on it. I am about to pour on the Hambro at my site. Thanks.
Hi Leese,
For the HVAC duct boots, there were forms inserted at the appropriate locations but I can't recall if they were manufactured or made on site out of lumber. After the floor was poured, they were covered with a piece of plywood to eliminate the hazard - you can see the plywood covers in this photo http://photos1.blogger.com/img/37/2888/1024/JLH%20050919%20002.jpg.
As you guessed, the black rubber "upside down flower pots" were mostly for plumbing, but also for the central vac and the networking wiring. As it was a bungalow, most of the electrical ran through the ceiling joists - this reduced costs because electrical code requires armoured cable for wiring runs through the Hambro.
Because we were having radiant heating installed, the tubing for that was fastened to the wire mesh and the tubing actually wanted to float to the surface. This had the effect of lifting the mesh to the middle of the slab.
Good luck with your build. :)
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