Monday, March 3, 2008

XHY KNOWING SPRING COURTYARD GOES 3D!


West Wall Exterior
Last week we saw a pile of forms, braces and "Enviro-blocks". In one day the panels were all lifted into position, the braces were attached to the blocks, and  the courtyard sprang into three dimensions.

Overall from SE Corner
The south wall climbs to an impressive height over the block-out for the entry.
The walls become a bit more complicated on the east, where the entry to the Gathering Together Hall is located, and the Waterside Pavilion at the far NE corner. The  entry block-out can be seen below and to the left of the carpenter. 



Blocking Out Leak Window
Holes are being blocked out where windows or other voids are wanted in the walls.

Window Block-outs.
These windows, on the east end of the north wall, are blocked-out and covered. The next step, after filling the slots between panels, will be to erect re-bar for the walls. The wall bars will be wired to those, with a long safety cap, protruding from the foundation.




A plumb-bob string, and a "speed-square" are used to check to make sure the wall is vertical, and the windows are in the correct location.

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