Monthly Archives: September 2010

We have stairs!! They don’t go anywhere yet, but check back next week. And they have started to install the metal decking – Tony says the concrete will be poured for the second floor next week.

Nearly done with the beam installation. And the round window in the 2nd floor lounge area has been removed to make way for the balcony and glass wall with doors.

Work scheduled for this week includes more steel and concrete blocks. The steelworkers will be installing the rest of the beams for the second floor, followed by the metal decking on top that will support the concrete slab. And the … Continue reading →

It’s been an amazing week at the building – a beehive of activity! By the end of the day on Monday, most of the steel columns for the 2nd floor had been put in place. They used a bobcat and … Continue reading →

Monday morning – steel delivery. Monday afternoon – steel erection.

A milestone day for our new home! The concrete team arrived at 6:30 am to lay down the poly and steel mesh on top of the compacted dirt. By 10:30 am the concrete truck and pump had arrived and they … Continue reading →

Lots of activity this week – Tony gave me the rundown: the plumbing inspector is due today for a rough inspection, we passed the compaction test (this refers to tamping down the dirt under the concrete slab), the grading is … Continue reading →

The concrete truck was at the building again yesterday to pour the last of the footings and the piers needed to support the steel structure for the new second floor. It won’t be long now before we get to see … Continue reading →

Excavation continues for the remainder of the footings – this means lots of digging and moving piles of dirt around. Yesterday they put up the forms for the elevator shaft below grade and the concrete was poured too.