Saturday, September 11, 2010

Gypcrete, the true story...

Here are the pictures I promised. They show the actual pouring of the gypcrete over the PEX tubing.

Next time you visit, you'll know what what went into creating  those toasty floors under your feet!





Gypcrete is  a soppy mixture of cement, gypsum, sand and water. It's actually lighter that concrete which makes it  good for residential applications. It is mixed and poured like concrete, but its moisture content makes it  pretty much self-levelling.

 


It took about three hours to set up clean up and cover the two floors.


Jim sealed the door openings on the water side to prevent the wind from drying it out too quickly; but now the challenge is to get it and the wood completely dry before proceeding with the insulation.

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