The premature packing and move have put the construction updates way behind. There are a number of things to report. The back patio and walkway cement was poured months ago, but we still had lots of front yard concrete work to be done. A few weeks ago the driveway and walkway concrete were poured as [...]
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The main floor walls have been stacked. We were wondering if there were enough block to finish the job, but the crew made it through the top row. It’s quite fitting, I think, that the fourth (and final!) cement pour occurred in a downpour. Today we woke up to snow (SNOW!) that later turned to [...]
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The construction has been going very smoothly. The first wall section had cut panels that exposed the areas inside at corners. Before each pour, these areas had to be covered with plywood that was wired onto the panel to hold the cement inside. Subsequent sections have been done with mitered corners. It’s not only much [...]
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The aerated concrete panels we are using to build our home are not a common system, so few crews are familiar with the materials and method. Aaron Eames, the manufacturer, has spend the past month working on the first two levels and training Brad and his crew in the techniques invovled. With the training completed, [...]
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With the walls five block high, yesterday the crew poured cement into the hollow spaces in the aerated concrete panels. The result will be cement pillars surrounded by fibrous, insulated forms. There were two known blowouts (one pictured below) and the system used for the corners seemed inefficient and problematic. But when all was said [...]
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Delays. Are. Aggravating. I told you we had a construction delay. Then I told you we had another construction delay. And here we are, clean into February, and we’re still just waiting around — through weeks of nearly perfect weather — doing nothing. Ack.
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It’s likely that we’ve had more snow this past December than any other in my lifetime. I attribute this to two things: The construction gods are trying to sabotage our building efforts Global warming Whichever is responsible, it’s keeping progress to a crawl. Once the snow abates, we pour the slab!
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In spite of the weather — we had a high of 14° degrees today — the great crew was out working. They reformed and poured the remaining garage footings, this time at the correct height. When we got there, they were covering the cement with vast expanses of plastic and setting up heaters in the [...]
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My face froze off just taking pictures. How do these guys do it all day? Does their blood thicken? The big storm came in over the weekend. The kids loved it. I didn’t. Here’s the math: SNOW ≠good for construction Still, they were out there getting the job done. I’d love to hand out [...]
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Today we saw the first real sign of construction. Sure, we’d had some excavation. But that’s digging down. This was the first, serious, tangible sign of building up. Seeing the forms in place and prepped and the cement poured in was a wonder to behold! Construction! Unfortunately, when Sam went over he noticed that a [...]
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