Once the footers are poured, allow 2 to 3 days for the concrete to set before the
basement walls can be built.
Here is the crew laying the block for the basement walls
A normal basement wall is 11 courses(rows) high, some people go 12 or 13 courses in order
to provide extra headroom in the basement after the heating, plumbing and finished
ceiling are put in. Since we could not dig down very far, we decided to go with
an 11 course basement and use TPI floor trusses rather than 2x10's. This will
allow us to run most of the plumbing, electrical, and heating through built in
access panels in the TPI Floor trusses instead of having to go below and take some
of the head room away. Laying the block yourself will save you money, but going with an
experienced mason who has a crew will result in a very nice job in a short amount
of time.