Progress in the Basement

I'm happy - no, thrilled!! - to say that the mud in the basement has been conquored by concrete. There are still small traces of it all over the floor, but it's not grabbing people's boots around the ankle and pulling them to a standstill. It's not accumulating in clumps the size of baseballs on the steps leading upstairs. It has been removed, leveled, drained, sumped, tamped, and buried under a new floor.



This view shows the drains for the women's and men's restrooms, along with the chalklines for the restroom walls. In the background you can see the height of the floor when we started this mess. That area will remain like it is and be the prep area for the Soup Kitchen.
OH! Yes, it will have walls and a ceiling, and be clean - oh my yes! I mean the floor level will remain the same.




This stack of lumber will become the exit stairs, and when that's ready, I'll show you how it connects to the new exit.