When you don’t have a fancy concrete pump truck
Let’s say you want to pour a concrete floor. The best solution is to use a cement mixing truck and then pump the resulting concrete with a pump truck like this one: In the above photo you can see a…
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Week #15
The structure is now 40% complete. To be clear, that gets you a building with exposed brick walls and openings for doors and windows. Plus, a roof, electric wires and plumbing lines in place. But no “finishes”: construction-speak for bathrooms,…
Tips for a vacation with maximum rejuvenation
What is a vacation if we cannot feel refreshed, to perhaps see things with a new sparkle or walk with an unexpected spring in our step? Now there’s new research that can help those who can afford to get away,…
Week #14
This week we were able to get most of the forms and beams in place to pour the first floor of the residential side of the building. In addition, all of the columns for the first floor of the guest…
Week #13
Not every week is dramatic visually. Sometimes the preparations seemingly slow down construction, but in reality the project still moves along in a timely manner. This week the framing of the first floor (above the basement) of the residential side…