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10-06-2009, 04:47 AM
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Plant Room Construction Begins!
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.
Plant Room Construction - Orchid Board Galleries
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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10-06-2009, 05:27 AM
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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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10-06-2009, 08:56 AM
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Way cool, Dave!
Keep us updated...you know we'll want 
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10-06-2009, 11:10 AM
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Roots are good
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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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I don't do most Dendros or large, "floofy orchids". For me it's minis (like Angraecoides), Masdies, Paphs, and others that crept in somewhere along the line. See my orchid list for complete collection (usually not current.)
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10-07-2009, 05:18 PM
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Sounds great Oscarman!! Cannot wait to see some pics!
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10-07-2009, 06:17 PM
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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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10-14-2009, 01:33 AM
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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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10-15-2009, 01:21 PM
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Looking good! Gonna be no time at all before you have that place all filled up!
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11-07-2009, 02:04 AM
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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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11-07-2009, 07:53 AM
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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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