Today marks a major step forward in our homebuilding project. Our day began at 5:30am as the concrete pump truck arrived to pour the basement floor. As the sky lightened, the concrete trucks arrived, delivering 32 cu.yd. of concrete for Betty Baker's crew to expertly apply to the floor area. The six man crew completed the pour in just over 1 1/2 hours.
Betty Baker directs the concrete onto the basement floor, while the other five workers spread and level the mix. 
Susan oversees the work from the north wall. The smile says it all.
As the morning sun peeks over the hill, the crew completes the pour. It will now be power troweled and finally smoothed by hand. It will set up for a couple of hours, after which 1" saw cuts will be cut into the concrete at various intervals using a diamond saw blade. This will prevent random cracking of the slab caused by settling and expansion and contraction. After the slab has hardened, the lid for the vault room will be poured, using 6" of reinforced concrete over 1 1/2" steel panels.Once this is finished, we will be able to begin framing the interior walls and floor.
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