Framing the Second Floor Exterior Walls

After finishing the car decking and laying plywood over it we moved on to the second floor! We had our amazing carpenters back for two Saturdays. Similar to the first floor, we built the walls on the floor and then raised them up.


Time lapse of the framing.

Three walls

Framing the west wall

All four walls up!

Four walls and a very temporary roof

Back filling and pipes

After waterproofing the basement walls we were ready to back fill! We had the same amazing excavator back.  The time-video shows the placement of the pipes and conduit for water, sewer, cable, electrical, and gas.  It also includes the placement of the sump well that pumps water from the footing drains.

Setting the Sump

Digging s trench for utilities

Drainage

Cable and Electrical



Finished Driveway

Hay to keep the mud down

We have a yard again!

Waterproofing the basement

Before we could begin framing the second floor we had to back fill around the basement walls.

First we needed to waterproof the walls. This involved rolling a layer of tar over the foam. After that we adhered a waterproof trim around the base.

After that we adhered rolls of a waterproof tar membrane. This helps keep water off the walls and out of the basement

Now we are ready to back fill!

Finally we used more tar (this time from a tube) to attach the dimple board. The dimple board helps drain water down toward the footing drains.