AJ Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 my basement we started redoing the basement when we moved the wet bar and took out the paneling we found this cut out in the floor. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs590.ash2/154248_10150326850625277_537465276_15989828_7756404_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs739.snc4/63961_10150326850680277_537465276_15989830_2798909_n.jpg so we pulled the 4x4's that lined the wall and carpet and found this http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1354.snc4/162600_10150326850765277_537465276_15989832_6519580_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs603.ash2/155536_10150326850870277_537465276_15989833_7070323_n.jpg what all that was for was to fix the clogged sump drain and water was backing up into the basement floor. so yesterday and today my dad me and a friend of ours rented a jack hammer and did this. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1217.snc4/156995_10150326850915277_537465276_15989834_3231409_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs933.snc4/74682_10150326850950277_537465276_15989835_6620354_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs739.snc4/63984_10150326850995277_537465276_15989836_3010900_n.jpg we then laid new pipe (yeah i'm a pipe layer bomp chicka bom wow) http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1338.snc4/163049_10150326851035277_537465276_15989837_5999323_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs734.ash1/162847_10150326851130277_537465276_15989840_799255_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs616.ash2/156806_10150326851075277_537465276_15989838_2729295_n.jpg and then we back filled it they 3/4" washed gravel http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1174.snc4/154680_10150326851175277_537465276_15989841_943423_n.jpg and then pored new cement the way it should have been done the last time someone "tried" to fix it. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs822.snc4/68212_10150326851245277_537465276_15989843_5427188_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs616.ash2/156816_10150326851275277_537465276_15989844_1202298_n.jpg it was a killer 2 days. i mixed 39 bags of 60 lb mix and carried out all of the broken up cement and gravel but i can finally able to finish the basement and my sump now works as it should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 your basement should be better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted December 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 now it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Nice job. You sure have a shit ton of energy for home repairs and improvements. Props to you. I'm about the polar opposite. I bought our home thanks to it's walk in and live condition I fucking hate home repairs and what not. If it wasn't for our kids, I'd be in a condo. Hell, our friends are all onto bigger homes, where I don't want one. Just means more work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted December 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 this wasn't something we planned on. we called a few places first but since they wanted $9400 to do it i just did it myself. the basement had a musty smell no matter what we did and this is why. basement smalls better already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 this wasn't something we planned on. we called a few places first but since they wanted $9400 to do it i just did it myself. the basement had a musty smell no matter what we did and this is why. basement smalls better already. Money well spent / saved. When we went home shopping the first thing I did was smell for cat piss. If all was good, I asked to see the basement. You'll enjoy this collection of what was once a shit hole and now "is better" A friend of mine sent me this link when I was telling him about my sump pump repair. I've not seen his house in person but he documented the whole thing as I did our basement finishing. Pretty cool. http://www.pbase.com/titoedge/basement_man_cave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Damn, you've got your hands full with all kinds of projects and turn out all sorts of good work. I wish I had your work ethic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Sweet Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 they wanted $9400 to do it i just did it myself. That is quite a project. Nice work man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Talk about a swap for swap project we could have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 You can rent jackhammers? Man that would be fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benner Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Sunbelt tool rentals is amazing anything powered that could be needed. A few years ago we rented a 36 inch trencher to lay a new drainage line. Made short work of dirt roots and the occasional rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 The first few pics I said to myself "Yoor FOOKED!" Then...the following pics showed the PROPER way to fix that problem. Excellent work! I know that wasn't a short-and-easy fix, but you just added 20 years to the life of that house. Sunbelt is the shizz. Last winter, my sewer main backed up. I was quoted several hundred bucks to clean it out. I went to Sunbelt, rented a 5/8" cable snake for $50, and did it myself in a couple hours on a Saturday morning. Win. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Last winter, my sewer main backed up. I was quoted several hundred bucks to clean it out. I went to Sunbelt, rented a 5/8" cable snake for $50, and did it myself in a couple hours on a Saturday morning. Win. :thumbup: I love the positive spirit here. Only on CR can snaking a backed up sewer drain on a Saturday morning be a win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Nice job. I'd have cut the floor first though. Would make for a cleaner transition from the old to new concrete. A cutoff saw rental would probably have cost you an additional $100, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Nice job. I'd have cut the floor first though. Would make for a cleaner transition from the old to new concrete. A cutoff saw rental would probably have cost you an additional $100, though. Tile, carpet or flooring of some type is likely in the future though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted December 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 cutting the floor would have made so much more dust than i was willing to put up with. i have alot of money in fish in the basement that i didn't want to kill. the only thing i got from sunbelt was the mixer. the jack hammer was from depot. between depot, lowes and sunbelt there hasn't been anything i haven't been able to find. this year i got a wood chipper that took 6" trees with no problem and a mini back hoe to fix the front yard and dig my pond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 For reference, a quality concrete saw should be fitted with a water fitting. Jackhammering or cutting dry puts millions of particles into the air which in turn enter the lungs. Since they cannot escape the lungs they are encapsulated and remain. It takes just one of these particles to cause silicosis of the lungs. Yes you breath in particles everyday but usually not in this concentration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 You can rent jackhammers? Man that would be fun its fun for maybe the first hour. After a 8 hr day your arms and upper body will want to kill you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSSon Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 its fun for maybe the first hour. After a 8 hr day your arms and upper body will want to kill you. You beat me to it, but I wasn't even going to give him an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted December 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 it was this one. http://www.makita.com/en-us/Modules/Tools/ToolDetails.aspx?ID=316435 it worked very well for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam1647545489 Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 Aj, you should of called me, I could of wet cut the floor, let you use my jackhammer I got for free and mixer and helped you for alot less. Also, is that pipe that you put in for the sump pump to pump out or is it just a drainage pipe to drain into the sump. If it just drains into the sump I hope it was corrugated pipe to allow the weep holes to drain and let water into the pipe or you will have wet block walls and a damp floor from the water underneath it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted December 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 yes its corrugated pipe, holes are on the bottom. the weep holes in the block were clogged and when we punched them back out water started pouring out. the old pipe was just the black pipe with slits and they were full of silt. the way my house is build my sump is only there because of code. i have a walk out basement on the side of a hill so they don't drain into the sump they run out behind my house to the creak. we ran water for over 2 hours cleaning out the weep holes and making sure the outside drains were clear. we ran a hose up the pipe in the sump and it "T"s off to the outside drain. didn't even think about calling or i would have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 Sunbelt tool rentals is amazing anything powered that could be needed. A few years ago we rented a 36 inch trencher to lay a new drainage line. Made short work of dirt roots and the occasional rock. They're contract with Lowes is not going to be renewed last I hear. I don't know of too many stand-alone Sunbelts. Looks like everyone will be doing Home Depot, TNT, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted December 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 there is a stand alone sunbelt on reynoldsburg new albany rd. next to BPS and one next to cooper stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truckin Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 Let me know when your ready for some flooring, I'll hook ya up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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