Well, a week of trusted steel erection is now underway with apx half the building framework up. Temperatures are dropping, yet this week the sun still shone. Many mornings greeted us with a mystical layer of frost, although I’m sure the guys were thinking of it in other terms. I set up a nice little spot in the shipping container, with warm beverages and such so they can have something to take the chill out.
Truss #1 on its way in place, day 1. Sweet!
Steve (looking), Kenny (on lift), Josh, and John
As the crew worked away to erect the steel, we were busy receiving a huge mountain of insulation. If you hadn’t figured out yet, I’m planning on staying warm in this building. For those of you don’t know, I haven’t had heat in my studio for over 6 years now. Last year I got pneumonia so, its the end of freezing my ….off. This building has radiant heat in the slab and an insulation package that exceeds code. Why make heat if you’re going to let it escape. I think I will have a lot of friends next winter looking to get warm. Come on by, but plan to sweat.
Massive progress happening. Levi rockin' the crete!
So here you can see the building being erected, a beautiful view of Mt. Adams, and Levi working to pour the concrete for one of the sculpture/picnic pads. This is actually a special project, I mentioned earlier, with the curved profile. Later that day we had good fun cutting in artistic expansion joints and placing glass in the concrete as it set up. After this pad, another truck came and proceeded to fill the rest of the 9 pads, all of which Levi filled, leveled, and finished. Hard worker that Levi. Excellent craft and couldn’t ask for a better attitude. Glad to have your help Levi. Hope we can do some more artsy crete in the future. You’re on for sidewalks right?
That’s all for now folks, I’ll write more tuesday. Have a great week.
Here's me, placing glass in the slab.
My mom and I on site, in front of the mt of insulation. No the building is not crooked, just the photographer.
