The house next door...or how to NOT build a house

[jdurand]

They weren't kidding about a 14' basement!

[Toolmaker51]

14' basement. 2+ foot slab.
All is forgiven; provided
1] the 14' is headroom allowance for a 1.5 ton overhung bridge crane.
2] it's travel connects three major machine tools also located in basement 24" x 80 engine lathe, 4'' horizontal boring mill and a 5' x 11'' radial drill.
3] remedy access issue, no forklift ramp!
when jdurand sends pics of floor joists going in without iron in the basement, we'll know a owner off his rocker.

[Frank S]

I am thinking the wall may be 14 feet but the actual ceiling height will be much less due in part to the ground floor mechanicals and utilities

[jdurand]

Today's picture, MORE rebar.

Also I see they'r fitting the forms to their precisely cast columns/wall

[jdurand]

Today's update

[Frank S]

O hope once they get around to setting the inside forms they support them better than the ones on the outside.

[jdurand]

O hope once they get around to setting the inside forms they support them better than the ones on the outside.

oh why, it's more entertaining if they don't

[jdurand]

Second layer of wall rebar going in. MORE STEEL!

[shopandmath]

My uncle put in 10 or 12 foot basement
The problem with that is it’s a death trap
During a fire I could not reach a window to get out

[jdurand]

Here our building code says you have to be able to escape a basement in "one step" to daylight. I see they've got space for a window well on all 4 sides of the basement so those will probably have glass doors and ladders.