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Def. “a colloid in which both phases are liquids”. Whatever the heck that means. But as it relates to the black goop on the roof, it means it has to be applied at temperatures above 50 degrees. So, each afternoon when the sun peaks around Wedge Mountain, we race to the roof to apply another coat of the waterproof membrane.
It has been a tumultuous week for sure.
The 4x4 shoring came down without a hitch. No sag, no give. Rock solid.
Or maybe not so solid. The rains came down and my waterproof deck leaked into the bedrooms below. Not good.
Also not good is the Nana Wall, or folding door product that I bought last summer after seeing it at a home show. Made in Germany, it is essentially a folding wall of glass panels. Very cool. Also very expensive. I ordered three of them referencing a 6’8” door. I agreed to increase the height to 6’10” when they said the cost was the same. What I didn’t know, was Nana’s measurement is of the ‘unit’, not the door. And a 6’10” unit is actually only a 6’4” door. Another problem to solve.
The regional daily newspaper came by to do a feature story on the house. Should be out on Monday.
In between this that and the other, I settled the last of the easement issues with the Irrigation District. Whew.
Certainly not a boring week.
Steve
Guys does it take to install a window?
Well, when it is 50+ square feet double pane fully framed and needs to go over a rock wall, it takes everybody!
And what a great visual step forward to have windows going in.
Steve
Fizz, fizz. Oh what a relief it is. Over a period of two days we plopped the last 70 yards of concrete on the roof. We beat the weather!
Brian tried his skateboard and gave it a thumbs up.
The guys all deserve a pat on the back. And that is about all I can afford to give anymore!
Next week we get to remove the shoring and actually see the clear spans. Anybody wanna buy a few thousand lineal feet of 4x4 material?
Steve
The clouds parted, the mud flowed. And the building stayed strong.
With the exception of a concrete truck that broke down enroute, the pour was super smooth.
The walls and joists are officially done! Another 70 yards next week and the roof slab will be ready for dirt.
We scaled back part of the crew and will trim again in a few days.
Steve
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It’s been a grind, getting the roof ready for concrete. Actually four roofs. And parapet walls suspended in mid air. Did I mention the high point of the roof is 44 feet above the ground?
The engineer swears he did all possible to simplify the design. All I know is the design calls for everything to be done before everything else. We had a site visit with the engineer. We had a site visit with the manager of the concrete supplier. We had a site visit from the pump truck managers. All these site visits so that Murphy does not pay a visit.
Thursday is pour day. 74 yards. That means we are dumping almost 300,000 pounds onto foam forms held up by scabbed together 4x4s. That’s 150 tons of wet mud.
So, gather all ye faithful and think positive thoughts for my crew.
We’ve borrowed two crews and added to our own. Payroll is running $10,000 per week. Holy moley. I am both amazed at how much work needs to get done, and how much work is getting done. And to think I was led to think this house could get built in the first year!
At least the economy is strong and credit flows easily. I offered to pay with my shares of WAMU. Hmmm. No takers.
Steve
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