Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Post #12: Walls of Fall...The Cement Man Cometh

Leftover Cement Turtle


















Cement Corset


















Forms Filled


















The Walls Unveiled. The cement is green and requires 30 days of curing.


















Tar on the West Wall


















Floor layout with Corgi


















God Beams and Visitors At The Wall


















Bathroom and Mechanical Room


















Bathroom Plumbing


















Teresa, Lincoln, Jerry, Matt, and Nicolas already hanging out.

Monday, October 13, 2008

Post #11: Building Walls While Mushrooms Watch

The truck arrives with forms for the bermed walls.


















Another cool dog on location.


















Forms as seen from the North.


















View from the SouthEast


















View from the NorthEast


















Inside and up


















Empty and waiting


















A look at the Thermasteel panels for walls and roof


















DO NOT CRUSH


















Four of the Six Stacks


















...all of this while the mushrooms of East Chatham look on.

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Post #10: Panels, Fill, and Forms

Changes Every Day:

Gravel arrives to cover drains and build up east wall


















...and THIS Mission is actually accomplished.


















Then one afternoon the Thermasteel panels for the roof and
walls arrived. Jerry brought them up the drive by forklift. We stayed out of his way and examined the arrival at dusk. Here's stack one of five:


















The Cement truck with forms for the bermed walls arrive. "Now we're cooking with gas," as my Grampy used to say. Pictures with people and walls soon to come. These walls are going up while Wall Street is tumbling down.