Construction update: pine needles & windows

Floor grinding is billed by the number of passes over any given square foot. The number of passes depends on the grit being used and the result being pursued. Even with 11 passes, we are still struggling with the pine needles that were blown into the floor last Fall. One suggestion is to say they resemble small fry, complementing the brass fish upstairs. Hmmm.

The window bucks are going in. this little bit of ‘framing’ is unusually expensive. The wood has to be pressure treated because of concrete contact. Then we wrap the opening with more PT to leave a wide nailing surface for window trim. Downstairs we used vinyl bucks, but finish trim is a concern.

The window buck pictured are just the first row. There is a second row coming. The wall height facing the river is 17’ tall. To guard against blowouts, we are going to pour that in two lifts. There is probably a good reason why most concrete stingers are only 10’ long!

Because of the large window opening, the front wall is more like a series of columns, as evident from the monster vertical rebar and the horizontal wrapping at 4” intervals.

Steve