Larry and Will moving block onto the building site.
Joe
is laying out the inside block line on the slab, and marking the door and
window openings.
Ed is laying the first course of block. A folding pruning saw is
the easiest tool.
Battery - powered trim saws also work well.
Laying
in the second course.
Larry
building window bucks. These double bucks use 5 7/8" pressure
treated fitting inside the EPS, and 11" doug fir as the main buck.
Installing
bucks and continuing up.
Loren
and John are wire tying rebar around the window bucks.
Window
is braced but not yet squared. (OSB will be added on each side to
square the opening.)
Anchor bolts are attached to OSB panels and placed over 4x5 openings
cut in the foam block between the webs. Drywall screws through
the OSB into the webs.
The
anchor bolt extends into the block cavity adjacent to the rebar.
The OSB panels will be removed after the walls are poured and the ledger
attached for the floor system.
Almost
ready to pour.
The
OSB around the door and window openings are primarily to square the bucks.
Tony
Rosas ... do all architects wear Hawaiian shirts?
Vibrating
with an internal mechanical vibrator assures complete consolidation and no
voids.
Ledgers
are installed and hung from the anchor bolts
Floor
joists are then hung from the ledgers
Beams
are installed into steel beam pockets that were placed in the ICF forms
prior to the pour
Floor
joists and bearing walls are installed
With
the joists installed, the decking is next, and then starting the next
course of block.
Ready to start the 2nd story
Door
bucks go in first
Round
vinyl V-Buck window bucks make installing round windows a piece of cake.
Polyguard
waterproofing membrane is applied to the block and laps over the footing
for the wall portions of the block that will be below the finished
grade
Brace
the 2nd story off of the floor, and use the adjusters of the bracing
system to align the walls perfectly plumb and straight.
Pour
the second story the same as the first, except this time we're adding a
top plate, to which the rafters will be attached.
A
laser level and a float assure that the top plate is perfectly level all
the way around the shell.
Interior
walls and supports are added after the bracing is removed
Trusses
are set
The
final form starts to take shape.
The
OSB sheathing is for attaching shingles. Roofing is just
a couple of days away.
