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Basement Walls
June 25, 2007 was the best day of the summer so far, weather-wise. And it turned out to be a good day for construction too. Ernest Heighton (Terry's Dad) and his 2 crew members showed up ready to work, and by 3 pm the forms for the 
walls of the basement were all in place, and we were ready for cement. Brian Wood, the Cumberland County Building Inspector dropped by and authorized to proceed with the next stage. And around 4 pm the gigantic concrete pumper showed up, followed soon after by 2 large cement trucks. The pour went well, until they ran out of cement in the second of the two trucks with only one and a half yards more required. So, they settled in to wait for the first truck to get back to Truro
to pick up a bit more cement and bring it back to complete the pouring of the walls. THis was when I left for the day, which was around 5:30 pm. All seemed to be under control. The forms are supposed to stay on for another day and then be stripped off on Wednesday or Thursday. Not sure about backfilling around the foundation, I'll see what happened next time I'm up!
walls of the basement were all in place, and we were ready for cement. Brian Wood, the Cumberland County Building Inspector dropped by and authorized to proceed with the next stage. And around 4 pm the gigantic concrete pumper showed up, followed soon after by 2 large cement trucks. The pour went well, until they ran out of cement in the second of the two trucks with only one and a half yards more required. So, they settled in to wait for the first truck to get back to Truro
to pick up a bit more cement and bring it back to complete the pouring of the walls. THis was when I left for the day, which was around 5:30 pm. All seemed to be under control. The forms are supposed to stay on for another day and then be stripped off on Wednesday or Thursday. Not sure about backfilling around the foundation, I'll see what happened next time I'm up!
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