First we locked up the sill plates
so we cold mark where the cement guys placed the bolts

Siils ready to square up and bolt down

Back filled and ready for wood

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

View from the basement

Viola!

The unit gets bolted on
and he starts to assemble the bulkhead doors

2nd they mark four holes aand drill thru

1st they lower the stairs in position

Today our bulkhead staircase and basement doors were installed

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 .

After an hour or two its dry enough to walk on and this machine smooths everything out.

Smoothing out the floor

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.

good thing they wore boots

Wrapped in foam and ready to pour the floor