MONDAY the plumber and electrician roughed in the services. All of our nicely leveled and tamped dirt got dug up and we have conduit and tubes coming up all over the place. The plumber took the time to "block out" where our kitchen counters would be, and where the island would be so we could stand in and "feel" the space and be sure we were comfortable with it.
TUESDAY we put in the insulation. R12 - 3" rigid insulation goes down on top of the dirt. It will minimize the cold coming up from the ground and heat loss from the slab. It took Roy and I all day to do this job. Not difficult, just fiddly and time consuming. Glad we don't do this for a living.
WEDNESDAY we lay 6 mil Poly over the insulation, then 6" wire mesh goes down on top of that. The mesh will secure the Pex pipe used for the radiant heating. Again, fiddly work and that mesh is nasty stuff - stabs you, trips you and makes you rusty.
THURSDAY the plumber returned to install the radiant tubing. We have 6 zones, each one controlled by a thermostat. He assure us that our house will be real "toasty" warm and energy efficient with the heat pump. I think I can feel the warmth already...
FRIDAY at last and the concrete guys are back to pour our slab. The concrete has been tinted a blue grey color and is full of aggregate of mixed natural colours. The bedrooms will be left as plain finished concrete and the kitchen and living areas will be ground and polished to expose the aggregate. This is a milestone for us - foundation complete! WooHoo, Bring on the walls!
SATURDAY we painted fascia boards, the ones we milled way back in July. We will need them when the roof goes on and better to paint them on the ground and while the weather holds.
Ian and Jackie pitched in to help and we finished them off in an afternoon. Thanks guys!
SUNDAY, we rested. :-)
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