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The concrete guy said he would likely put a cut width-wise in there to control cracking. He was going to do it today but the surface is still wet from the rain. I think it was a gentle rain so it should be fine. I just didn't want it to be a torrential downpour and have the mechanical action...

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Finish work is pretty much done. I think the concrete guy is coming back tomorrow to do some cleanup. It's supposed to rain tonight so I guess we'll see how well it's graded and drains.

@NickTheGreat Yep, that's where I am as well.

Yes. Logistically it seems weird but who knows. Maybe the floor drain made them do it that way? And they were building a subtle ridge in the floor to drain away from the existing house so maybe that's why.

They do have another egress from the brew room but I just assumed they'd go inside to out.

Not sure why they started on the outside instead of inside but I'll let them do their thing.

Stress level high as concrete is getting poured. Hard to undo something now if it gets messed up.

Nice!

The problem would how to attach that to the ceiling, plus the room will be about 7'8" so that type of door would really cut into that clearance. I like the idea though.

Hmm, hadn't thought of that. We were planning on french doors so we could easily get through anything we wanted (appliances, mowers, snowblower, etc.) Since it will be exposed to the outside, I want to make sure whatever door goes there has a nice seal.

I plan to have at least 1 fridge/upright freezer for temp control and possibly a 2nd one if the need arises.

Floor drain tied into the house drain Floor drain in the brew room

Not sure. I was out getting lunch I think when it happened. At least the contractors had the decency to push it outward instead of inward. It still took a jackhammer and a skidloader to remove the pieces of it.

Yes, that's what they cut out of the existing basement wall for the door to the new room.

@ScrewyBrewer There will be baseboard heating in the room

There's a doorway now, and a trench for the floor drain to tie back to the existing drain system.

That's kind of what I'm thinking. The room will be 16' x 24'. The brew wall will be on a 16' side. All the plumbing and brewing equipment and a fridge or 2 will be on or near that wall. I think it might make sense to have the trench drain run parallel to that wall and set back 8' or so. The...

Looking for some advice on the floor drain. Does it make sense to have the floor drain basically where you stand in front of the sink? Or does it make more sense to have it set back a few feet from the front of the sink? Or should it be more centrally located in the brewing area to be able to...

A couple of updates on the design: Where there is no concrete wall, that will be framed in with a window and french doors that exit onto a concrete patio (not poured yet). We scrapped the vent idea and just put in an extra window opposite of where the door and window will be. On brew days, I...