Post 54: The Basement Slab Is Down, and the Walls Begin
The basement raft is poured in one hit, 228 cubic metres with a 50 metre boom pump and 15 concreters. The day after, we strip the forms, set out the grid on the slab and start getting ready for the Rediwall basement walls.
Post 53: Pre-Pour Inspection Part 2, Checking the Slab Itself
Part 2 of the pre-pour slab inspection. With the outside checked, I walk up to the slab, starting with the setbacks and the boxing, then the steel, pipes and set downs, and finish with a walk around the basement raft before Monday's pour.
Post 52: Pre-Pour Inspection Part 1, the Paperwork and the Site
The basement slab pour is booked, so I walk through a pre-pour slab inspection the way you'd do it on your own house. Part 1 covers the paperwork you check before you leave home, and everything around the slab once you get to site.
Post 51: Last of the Fill Out, Tanks Backfilled and the Blinding Finished
The last of the fill comes out so the blinding can be finished at the front of the site, the tanks are backfilled, and the steel fixers can get on with the bottom layers of slab steel.
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