1st Story Interior Walls

Today we we inspected the North, South, East, and West walls to insure that the concrete had cured properly after being poured yesterday. The day continued with the framing of the 1st story interior walls.

Poured First Story Walls

Today we prepared the last pieces of horizontal and vertical steel and set them in place. We also covered the tops of the East and West walls with strapping to prevent any concrete from spilling on to the ICF dimples. At 8:30am Reis Trucking arrived with a redi-mix truck and a pump truck, and we poured the first story walls.




















Great job!

Rained Out - Hurricane Kyle Arrives

Today we were rained out as the outer bands of Hurricane Kyle begin to reach us.

Metal Work and Prepare for Concrtete Pour

Today we completed all block work, set the metal (rebar), and made the final preparations for Monday's concrete pour.

Interior Staging, Block Work, and J-Channels

Today we installed the interior staging, this will allow us to continue with the remaining courses. Once the staging was assembled we continued adding the remaining courses and installed the metal J-channels.

Blocks, Bucks, and Walls

This is "The Big Red Truck" delivering the next set of blocks for installation. The blocks used will form the 1st story and part of the 2nd story walls. Rumor has it, that the Big Red Truck, has "come out of retirement" so it can contribute to this noble cause?



Today we installed all window and door bucks. Then we assembled the courses that are the 1st story walls, as seen in the photos. The process has been likened to working with - "large Lego blocks," because of the ease with which they fit together.