Roofed and Floored and Drained

The colored concrete floor was poured today. We want the four inch thick insulated concrete floor to be our main thermal battery in this house. The floor will absorb heat when the floor temperature is cooler than the room temperature and will give off the heat when the room temperature is cooler, helping to stabilize the room temperature. This is one of the key design features of a passive solar house so we wanted a concrete floor that looks good. I think this floor will look great when it is all finished!

Our Faswall house has a finished roof, completed septic tank and drain field and with the concrete floor poured today SAR Construction will soon be able to start building the interior walls!

Greg and Jose from All Weather Roofing putting on shingles and solar tubes.

Gil from SAR Construction compacting the gravel, preparing for the concrete.

SAR's Gil and Jose installing the insulation below the concrete floor.

The Gil Concrete crew pouring the concrete floor.

Nearing the end of the concrete pouring.

Power Trowel in action!

These guys are amazing to watch in action!