You know you've reached the big time when you need a crane to construct your house. This was really cool. With a paper-based business going in the basement, we wanted better waterproofing basement walls than the standard cement block style. For that and other reasons, we went with a product called KWall. The walls are pre-made of concrete and metal ahead of time. They come to the site with foam insulation and holes to run electrical. It's a bit more expensive than the cement brick, but you save a bit on framing costs. The basement arrived in 11 (maybe 12, we can't remember) huge pieces strapped to the back of two platform trucks. A crane maneuvered itself into our temporary driveway and set up shop for a few hours of heavy lifting. Each piece had to be lifted over power lines and carefully placed in its precise spot. The whole process took only about four hours. Basement walls in four hours. Craziness. Luckily, it was a teacher workday for Seth, so he was able to take his lunch break and watch this get going with Julie and the kids, who brought Chipotle to celebrate.
Check out this pieced together video of the walls going in. It may look slow, but this is sped up 400%. Your welcome for the stellar soundtrack.
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| The finished product |
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