I saw that you pushed some rebar into the wall, the wall that the stairwell shares with the cellar. From what I can tell, this is the only thing currently supporting the weight of the stairwell ceiling in that section (besides the removable bracing). The other two sides of the ceiling will be supported by the wall and ceiling concrete integration. It seems like the ceiling that adjoins the ICF wall where your cellar door is, is just free floating. Am I understanding the situation correctly? These videos are great. I really appreciate you putting them together in such detail. Thank you for your hard work.
Yes you are correct, the ceiling above the door is free floating except for the 3/4" rebar. That's why i put a 12" x12" grid of rebar in the top 4 1/2" concrete cap. Remember the Build Deck - Deck ICF is 8" thick Styrofoam so it is not solid concrete hanging out there. Thanks for watching.
@@puremichiganliving9952 So after you pour the cellar ceiling and the stairwell ceiling, you then put an overall topping layer of 4.5" concrete with 12" grid rebar to tie the entire ceiling/floor together? Or there is no stairwell ceiling to cellar ceiling connections other than that rebar you pushed through the adjoining stairwell/cellar wall? I am just trying to understand what is supporting the stairwell ceiling where it adjoins the cellar. Thanks for helping clarify this.
Use metal stud wall parts from Lowes to cap ICF tops when pouring. Caps them and protects them while screeding also, better then tape.
Great suggestion. Sounds a lot better than the tape. Thanks for watching.
I saw that you pushed some rebar into the wall, the wall that the stairwell shares with the cellar. From what I can tell, this is the only thing currently supporting the weight of the stairwell ceiling in that section (besides the removable bracing). The other two sides of the ceiling will be supported by the wall and ceiling concrete integration. It seems like the ceiling that adjoins the ICF wall where your cellar door is, is just free floating. Am I understanding the situation correctly? These videos are great. I really appreciate you putting them together in such detail. Thank you for your hard work.
Yes you are correct, the ceiling above the door is free floating except for the 3/4" rebar. That's why i put a 12" x12" grid of rebar in the top 4 1/2" concrete cap. Remember the Build Deck - Deck ICF is 8" thick Styrofoam so it is not solid concrete hanging out there.
Thanks for watching.
@@puremichiganliving9952 So after you pour the cellar ceiling and the stairwell ceiling, you then put an overall topping layer of 4.5" concrete with 12" grid rebar to tie the entire ceiling/floor together? Or there is no stairwell ceiling to cellar ceiling connections other than that rebar you pushed through the adjoining stairwell/cellar wall? I am just trying to understand what is supporting the stairwell ceiling where it adjoins the cellar. Thanks for helping clarify this.