A hush falls over the reno: AKA Day 214

Yes. Basement floor. That's it. Zip. Zero. Zilch.
We've have freezing weather and had to build a temporary wall upstairs to keep the -30C weather out.
Rumour has it that a new and improved framer is going to be here on Saturday to frame the basement. Hoping that the electrician is coming next week.

and a pair of cement shoes while we're at it

Getting the basement floor has been the least painful of the renovations, thus far. However, when I made the first call to the concrete guys it sounded a bit iffy. When I asked when they could come and pour the basement floor, I was told "after eight days of bad weather."

That didn't sound so good, since we were, at that time, basking in above seasonal temperatures and the concrete guys were busy trying to get in as much outdoor work (sidewalks, driveways, etc.) as possible before the inevitable bad weather hits.

For once I was grateful to the weatherman. Last we had a bit of a cold snap, and true to their word, I got a call and we were inching to the top of the list of indoor (cold weather) projects. These concrete guys have it down to a science. One group comes and dumps the gravel, the next group comes a day or so later and lays the rebar and forms the step, then the next day the concrete truck shows up (@6:45 a.m.) and a few hours later we had a perfectly poured basement floor. Magic! Not to mention that we were able to walk on it the very next day!

Now, instead of having all of our belongings stacked up in corners around the house, we can move some of that stuff to the extra 500 square feet that just materialized.

Next up: framer guys to make a return appearance to frame the rooms in the basement; electrician guys to get us wired; and plumber guy to finish off the work he started weeks ago. The last I saw of the plumber was when he came by to install some of the water lines - I made him coffee, ran to the store for about 10 minutes, and returned to find that he disappeared. My guess is an alien abduction.