House Notes

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Basement:

1. clean out

2. tear up floor

redo walls

refinish brick:

redo floor:

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii0pcTkCIWE

dig basement

  • extra steps
  • hung furnace


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuIy5h3qqlE

pour floor:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8cqLR3kFgs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvm8v2KXIGo

Floor Pooring

  • dimple board on wall first.
  • trench
  • french drain
  • release hole
  • gravel base
    • Leveling laser, 2X4 board to get gravel level.
      • Level the 2X4s first then pour the gravel.
  • tamp
  • vapour barrier
  • wire mesh
  • concrete to wall
    • use vertical 2X4 with marks and laser level to get rough floor at correct height.
    • also possible: grade stakes: rebar plunge down so tht the top of the rebar is at the desired high, making scree more accurate.
    • floats
  • surfacer


Topics of note

Concerte tips

dish glovaes for handling.

it's alsalie you don't want o damage your hands.


Concerte surfacer

watco flotop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qSloaBk8BM


Concerte slump

How does it hold up or support itself, and flow.

one video talks about a 7 inch slump as being pretty sloppy, high flow.

careful changing slump with water.

references:

https://www.thebalancesmb.com/ready-mix-concrete-ordering-tips-844454

use an add mixture to reduce the amount of water to get more slump.