Yellow Wallpaper: Basement Waterproofing-Day 8 & 9

Friday, January 27, 2012

Basement Waterproofing-Day 8 & 9

On Day 8 the concrete truck arrived bright and early. By the end of the day our floors were installed. "The Finisher" (doesn't his title sound like a great name for a movie) stayed late to keep polishing (?) the floor every couple of hours. Because it was a cold and damp day it took much longer than it should. The concrete was having a hard time drying in that weather. We opened a few of the air ducts for the day and cranked the heat so that there was some heat going into the basement. "The Finisher" stayed until the wee hours of the morning making sure that concrete had settled properly. We ended up staying elsewhere that night because the fumes from his machine were filling up the house. Luckily we have family close by that we can stay with.

The next day the regular crew came back to caulk (with special waterproofing caulk) all the seams in the waterproofing membrane and seal all the top edges. By the end of Day 9, Phase 1 basement waterproofing is complete!

Both Contractors that we hired did an amazing job! We are absolutely pleased with the quality of work that has been done and how they crews treated our home. We had open dialogue with both of them on a regular basis and they answered daily questions and concerns raised by us. Overall the waterproofing and plumbing went well and there were no surprises. We would have absolutely no problem recommending these contractors for those of you in the Toronto Area.

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