1/15/2019

Demolition

Posted by with 1 comment | in
Who doesn't like pictures of renovations? Yes? No?

The majority of the demolition of our basement which was previously poorly finished was completed before the snow was flying.  Now that we have all of our final financing in place we were able to continue with some of the more...destructive demolition.

The first step is to prep for an interior weeping tile system.  We realized we were getting a bit of water wicking into the basement.  For a variety of reasons, we decided with our contractor that this system would be the most effective for our home.

So - to save on some costs, Jordan did the initial work to cut away the concrete and jackhammer where the system will go.  The two days of labor probably saved us at least $1,000...maybe more.  Next steps are to haul the concrete out, install the system, cover it back up with gravel & then pour fresh concrete.

So excited!

Also - so grateful for my mom.  We've stayed at her place for the last two days because of the noise, dust and exhaust. 



Related Posts:

  • The Kitchen... This is what the kitchen looked like when we bought the place.   Two windows that don't open, and are not in functional positions, a dishwasher that was the tenants (sink connect style), a sink and electric sto… Read More
  • First things first...DEMO! We did so much demo!  I know I posted about this before, but then I kind of fell of the face of the blogosphere so I wanted to start over with posting this journey.  We saved about $2,000 in labour etc. by de… Read More
  • Appliance RebateBefore moving in, we are doing some pretty extensive renovations.  Namely our kitchen and bathroom.  The kitchen was pretty dismal.  It had a poor layout, no dishwasher, a pocket fridge and an apartment size st… Read More
  • The Bathroom....This is what we started with: Right?  Right? This is awful. That shower is so dark it's like a cave.  The vanity has this curtain hiding storage, not shelves, just empty storage space.  Light fixtures tha… Read More
  • Managing Electricity UsageManaging our electric bill is a priority for both Jordan and I.  To start, Jordan and I have upgrade appliances to energy efficient ones.  During this summer and our renovation phase, the breaker for all of the base… Read More

1 comment:

  1. Live and Learn17 January 2019 at 06:37

    We're going to have a drainage system put into our basement, also. The jackhammering begins today. However, our basement was already finished by the previous owners, so we had to do a lot of destruction before we could get to the slab. Oh, boy. What fun.

    ReplyDelete

Hi! Thank you for stopping by and leaving a message.

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Links ♥

Followers