Last week we brought a little heat to the situation. We had a small glacier in our basement and unlike the polar ice fields, it was not retreating. It looked like it was happy to settle in for the winter..... which might last till the 1st of July....you know, kind of like last year. Sure the ice skating was fun, but it was time to move forward with the underfloor plumbing. Once we got the main floor deck in place, it was time to chip a little, shovel a lot and bring in heat to coax the frost out of the ground.
Our friends at Lloyd's Plumbing and Heating "hooked us up" and things loosened up so they could "rough in" the underfloor plumbing drains and the 'geo-thermal' chases. Wow, that is a big sump pit! It actually serves two functions. We are also running a vent out of it to a fan above the garage ceiling [when there is one] to vent any potential radon gas and ventilate our footings...a great way to keep our basement dry. It is all a part of creating a healthy home environment.
This week brought more progress with large trucks and machines. Tuesday the 26th, the "driller dudes" came with their big rig. Huemann Well and Pump arrived and bored their way through dirt, clay, gravel, sand and water to drill four 155' holes straight down and installed the tubing that the "looping guys' will tie in next week. Huemann Well and Pump along with G.O. Loop are partnering with Lloyd's to provide the geo-thermal HVAC system.
The basement floor will be poured next. Before that happens, our friends at Healthy Homes suggested that we install 2" styro board under our poured floor. A little extra insulation never hurts.
