Renovation - Week 8

Two months in, and we've only just got the concrete poured. Stupid city and its permitting process.

This week was all about foundations. The piping for the radiant heat for Christine's craftroom was installed and then the concrete was poured on Wednesday. I figured that form would take a lot of concrete,  and I was right - it took around a truck and a half to fill it. The top layer of the concrete is dyed charcoal grey, which should make it a little more interesting as a patio.

Emma was very keen on seeing the concrete being poured. Conveniently, they were pouring at 8 a.m., so Emma and I went to watch for half an hour or so before school. She's become quite keen on watching the construction, and asks if she can see the men working pretty much every day. She's also decided that she wants to be a builder (doing woodwork, not concrete) when she grows up.

In the front yard, they demolished the old front steps and have started work on the new ones. They have to take the foundation for the stairs down to undisturbed soil, which means they had to go at least as deep as the basement footings. From watching the guys in the hole - I'm guessing that they had to go down about 10 feet. Emma wouldn't believe me  when I told her they were building her new bedroom.