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Old 10-06-2009, 03:47 AM
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After a false start several years ago and having a heaving problem with my basement floor, the construction of my plant room has begun! The adventure is being recorded in my album here.
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We had to pull out the entire 1370 sq ft concrete floor and install an interior weeping tile system to deal with a high ground water problem. Our plans grew include enlargement of windows, relocation of our laundry facilities, upgrade to and relocation of a boiler system, installation of in-floor heating and replacement of all our sewer lines. Since we are going whole-hog on this one, I thought the plant room needed to be re-visited.

Here is the rough in for the floor drain and a larger shot of the room area.
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Wow Dave, that's major construction!
Going to be fantastic though, good luck and keep us posted.
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Way cool, Dave!
Keep us updated...you know we'll want

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That certainly is something to envy. Hope it all works out fine. Of course we love pictures, as you know so well. Looking great so-far.
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Sounds great Oscarman!! Cannot wait to see some pics!
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Nice! I'm in the middle of my own basement growing room construction, but it isn't nearly as sophisticated as yours!
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The groundworks inspection was approved by our city inspectors, although they were a little concerned/confused by the use of a trough drain in a residential application. We have the insulation down and the rebar is tied.
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Looking good! Gonna be no time at all before you have that place all filled up!
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Hey everyone, been a bit behind posting, so let's catch up....
#1 insulation and hydronic lines installed. I did not put any heat loops in the plant room floor.
#2 top and bottom plates laid out before walls built.
#3 closer look at the 9' floor drain. It is made with 3 interlocking sections of 3' each.
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This is going to be fantastic, what an ideal setup. How big is this room going to be? Please keep posting updates, this is very exciting!
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