Concrete in the Bin

When the concrete truck guy pulled up, he looked at all of us (crazy people) and announced, "Gee, this looks like HGTV!"



Of course we all agreed!



Everyone calls this the boots or boobs picture. Yep that's me looking stupid!



My beautiful oldest daughter, all the way from Texas. She just found out that she was expecting her third baby this day. She ran the bull float. So of course we call her the "Bull Floater"



Tom, Ryan and I waiting for the first plop, plop.


The concrete came in from the west window.

Tom looking at the damage :-)



My sister Connie and I actually completed the finish work on the floor while the rest of them watched. It was very hard work for two women. But we did it! David, the son-in-law looking, my grandson, Tabatha, I, Duane squatting, Connie in the yellow standing in the back, Ryan and Tom. EVERYONE had a job, no matter the age!

I believe these are Duane's hands, doing the hard work of pulling the concrete.After... he was still smiling!

Foyer and bin beginning....

Placement of cupboards on the wall with blue tape. All but one cupboard got put exactly where I thought they would be.



Sand in the base, pvc pipes for plumbing, pink insulation on walls, blue tape showing "about" where the cupboards will be placed.
The door opening into the bin is 7'6" wide, framed with angle iron.
Standing inside the bin looking towards the existing house. Through the foyer.
Radiant heat pex tubes in the floor. Great stuff around the bottom of the bin to seal the cracks. Rebar in the bottom for the concrete.


This is the wall of the existing house. The bin was attached to the house via a foyer. Which is to big for a foyer and turned into a dining room. The walls of the house were built with planks. All of the boards are 1 inch thick by anywhere from 8 to 12 inches wide. I liked them so much, I just cleaned them, varnished them and left them. This is Tom looking at the wall where we will be cutting a doorway. The construction was very interesting. Looking at the skeleton of a 150 year old house was cool!
This is the north corner, where the foyer meets the grain bin. It's of course shaped like a triangle. A closet will go here. The windows are all reclaimed.
South side of bin and foyer. A coat rack will go here.
The door is also reclaimed. The wood on the floor was taken from the corn crib, cleaned, sanded and varnished. All of my reclaimed items are "smiling" because they have a new life!