Thursday, June 28, 2007

Well this brings an end to the cement portion of the show.
were just waiting for an inspection
and then we can backfill the hole and get nailin'

we ordered a pre-cast concrete stair and bulkhead door
from a company Woodards
Great quality and a speedy install
were happ and our foundation didnt go over budget
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View from the basement
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Viola!
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The unit gets bolted on
and he starts to assemble the bulkhead doors
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2nd they mark four holes aand drill thru
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1st they lower the stairs in position
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Today our bulkhead staircase and basement doors were installed
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Well it Wed and we have a Floor!!! Jay, Angel,Molly, and Frankie are here from Philly fr a few days to help and even though we cant do much except watch cement dry were havin alot of fun .
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One step beyond
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After an hour or two its dry enough to walk on and this machine smooths everything out.
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Smoothing out the floor
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Watch me get this saw stuck in the tree
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Dont try this at home . Hilarious incriminating video to follow later
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COXCO RULES
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Molly hard at work
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My helper Molly
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Philly style in da house ( literally)
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EDWARD TWEEZERHANDS
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Molly keeping a sharp eye on the workers
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This is the manifold all the red hoses go into. Using a bike pump we filled the line with air and made sure it held the pressure.If it holds the air with out leaking ,that means it will hold the water when we use it for heat. Its been pressurized for 24 hours and is looking good . They put the cement right up to the box. If they were to rupture the lines while spreading the cement the pressure would drop and air would bubble up out of the cement revealing the leak.

Luckily that did not happen. And now we have a radiant heat system in our concrete floor.
Those hoses will be filed with hot water via a water heater and the floor will warm accordingly.
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