Soon after I arrived the cement truck showed up and backed up to the north side of the house. Johnny Dodge (<--his real name) himself, the owner of the company, guided the cement into the master bedroom/bathroom/closet area.
The crew were all wearing yellow boots, and I would soon see why. At first they used their shovels to direct the cement into the trenches and around the sand. Soon though they hopped right into the cement to spread it more effectively. Then one man used a wooden form with long handles to smooth the cement top. They worked very quickly and as a team. Soon they had the whole area filled up!
One guy was using a flat piece of metal on a long pole to smooth out the surface as it dried. Later the whole crew would use little hand trowels and smooth out the final finish.
That evening when I returned the cement was nicely smoothed out and free of the pesky leaves that seemed to land all over the wet cement earlier that morning (pouring slabs in the Fall is a pain I discovered - windy, cold and lots of leaves).
The storm shelter is now really locked into place and not going anywhere!
They did half of the pour today - all of the higher up, thicker places where tile and carpet will go. Tomorrow they will pour the rest, for the areas with wood floor and the shop building.
Here's a shot showing the trench filled with rebar ready for tomorrow and the edge of the part they poured today. The cement has set up enough already that they were able to remove the wooden forms that separated the areas of the floor. Looks good!
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We'd like to know more about the benefits and reasons for choosing 'geothermal'.
The geothermal system uses the earth's stable temperature as a way to more efficiently heat or cool air. It costs more up front to install but can save thousands a year on energy bills because the HVAC system in the house does not have to heat or cool air from low low temps or high temps.
Here's a hopefully helpful link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_exchange_heat_pump
Quote from the link:
"The Earth below the frost line remains at a relatively constant temperature year round. This temperature equates roughly to the average annual air-temperature of the chosen location, so is usually 7-21 degrees Celsius (45-70 degrees Fahrenheit) depending on location. Because this temperature remains constant, geothermal heat pumps perform with far greater efficiency and in a far larger range of extreme temperatures than conventional air conditioners and furnaces."
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