Operation Laundry Room Part 1

I think I mentioned before that we decided to turn our breezeway into two different halves, one half being a laundry room/pantry and the other half more of the garage.

Well, if not, consider yourselves in the loop.

So lately my sweet husband has been working hard at that.

First he jack hammered out the old concrete

 Then we dug out the old concrete he broke up,

then he and a friend dug the footings.

Then we drilled holes into the existing concrete, using a hammer drill, so we could put rebar 

into them to reinforce and connect the old and the new.

Then my sweet husband cut the rebar.

I helped with most of the other things, but this one kind of terrified me.

I enjoyed watching.

 It looked really cool, but you had to hold it just right or the sparks would fly back at you...

yeah, no thanks, I'll let you do it honey.. lol

Then he pounded them in.

 Then this last Saturday we rented a tow behind cement mixer and poured the footings. 

 He would pour it into the wheelbarrow and then wheel it to wherever we needed it (it was super heavy),

then I would shovel it in.

Sorry, I don't have pictures of the entire process with the cement because I left right after we finished pouring the cement, I went to a baby shower.

So you'll have to use your imagination.

It was our first time pouring cement. 

We both had watched others do it, 

but had never really done it ourselves, so it was definitely a learning experience.

But I think it turned out fine and the best part is no one will ever really see it.. after this I guess.. lol.

Now they are ready for us to frame the walls!