Thursday, September 23, 2010

Increments




Cleaning up the struts for the cantilevered ledger for the porch slab with the wire brush
More work for the wire brush [well for E] - a cast iron grate for the interior
Detail
The top surface cleaned

Chipping away at excess concrete - another "easy" job

 
Door bucks going up - look below to seethe difference from last week

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Brother James visits and works non-stop for 6 days

James working very hard drilling holes in concrete - its easier when it's just styrofoam!






























Even I do some work occasionally














Getting the next layer of blocks trimmed and leveled














Up we go!



























Bending re-bar out of the way













Me working again -  miracles do happen













Working out the tricky corner













Frame for bracing













Drilling the holes to secure the bracing


















With instructions [for vertical]













No - it goes there














Piecing the bracing together - into the night