| Hurricane proof waterfront house construction 2007-2009- the planning and construction process of Villa Lagoon Phase II Main House | |||||||||||
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| Acid Stain | Crane | 1st Course | 2nd Course | 3,4,5 Course | Second Pour | 1sr Floor | Crane Repair | Half Way Up | 2008 | Top Floor Joists | |
| Top Floor | Panels | Frieze | Top Floor Walls | Acid Stain Frieze | Acid Stain Con't | Cornice | Upper Story | Cornice & Panels | MgO & Evoba | Cornice & Trusses | |
| Video | Top Rows-1 | Bulkhead | Month 15 | Month 16 | Exterior Completion | Roof | Interiors-1 | Steps | Insulation & Kitchen | MgO Board | |
| Kitchen Counters | Tile Floors | Cement Tile-2 | Cabinets | Interior Decor | Cuban Ceiling | Saga of the Toilets | Interior Con't | Cement Tile 1st FL | |||
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| Inspectors from the City of Gulf Shores came and met with my builder, Dan Zehentner today to inspect the central footing and slab area before it is poured. | |
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| They did a very close inspection. | |
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| The slab was poured very early July 28th. The webmaster had not gotten over to the job early enuf to take photos of the cement mixer :o) When I got there, the finishing procedures had begun. Scott Coutts was there with his men. One of them was scooping out concrete mix in the place where a plastic bucket was later inserted to allow for a depression where a sump pump could be placed if water should ever enter the basement area. | |
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| Scott is using the rotating
machine that floats across the finished surface of the basement floor.
The rebar that is sticking up will go up through the center of the
DAC-ART blocks as they are lowered over them to form the exterior walls
of the house. It is important to know the exact placement of these rods
so they go thru the opening in a block and not end up sticking up where
two blocks meet.
Footing Trench-- July 31, 2007 |
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| Scott used a cute little mini-back-ho to do the rough digging for the garage footing to the north and the porch footing to the south of the center part of the building which has already had the slab poured. The men hand dug the exact opening. | |
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Today, we had a meeting. Dan and me and Mike and Ryan of New Stone Age Builders. We discussed various options for a piece of equipment to stack the blocks. Renting vs. purchasing is one main consideration. I had spent some time researching on the web and especially eBay for flatbed boom trucks, telehandlers, truck-mounted cranes, etc.. Mike and crew wills tack our blocks, but we have to come up with the equipment to do it.
The inspector (yellow shirt) showed up to see the garage and porch footing. He OK'd the porch footing to be poured but not the garage. There was water present and it is true that we have had a lot of rain lately, but he wanted to be sure that we had not dug into a water aquifer. We will observe the north trench for a day or two. Unfortunately, it is raining again right this minute, and since it is blocked from run-off by the slab that is already poured, so it may take a few days to see if it dries out. |
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07/08/2010
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